The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

In 1993, Massachusetts enacted a bipartisan education reform law that gave schools a massive infusion of state money in return for high academic standards and accountability. Academic standards were the next to go. This across-the-board decline in academic quality has been accompanied by fewer educational choices.

Common Core 133

Common Core Academic Standards Comparison Report 133

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. By 2013, 28 states required teachers to be formally evaluated every single year, and 41 states required teacher evaluation models to include student achievement data.

Policies 60

Policies Academic Standards Common Core Exercises 60

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2019

In the fall of 2013 , two district pre-K classrooms were paid for with limited state taxpayer money, but more than a dozen families remained on a waitlist. Many recited numbers up to 30 by memory, meeting a new academic standard that Mississippi adopted for kindergarteners amid the rollout of Common Core Standards.

Elementary 78

Elementary Data Training Report 78

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Bryant signed the charter school bill into law in 2013. Common Core. On her website, DeVos states that she is “not a supporter—period” of the nationwide math and English language arts standards, which Mississippi adopted in 2010. That means any push to change the standards would most likely come from state legislators.

Academic Standards 40

Academic Standards Education Common Core Report 40