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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807949303321

Autore

Dueck Jim <1946->

Titolo

Common sense about Common Core : overcoming education's politics / / Jim Dueck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4758-2325-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

379.1/58

Soggetti

Common Core State Standards (Education)

Education - Standards - United States - States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Americans Are Uninformed about Common Core; Chapter Two: The Myth of Federal Government Overreach; Chapter Three: Standards versus Curriculum; Chapter Four: The Political Game; Chapter Five: Trust or Accountability; Chapter Six: Fairness? Finally!; Chapter Seven: Teacher Gender and Fairness to Boys; Chapter Eight: Common Assessment; Chapter Nine: Paying Teachers for What Matters; Chapter Ten: Common Sense about Continuous Pass; Chapter Eleven: Common Sense Is Prevailing; Conclusion; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Common Sense about Common Core breaks down everything you need to know about the Common Core, from how it was implemented to where we are now. This book will show that Common Core is a necessary initiative for achieving America's Race to the Top.