According to the Common Core State Standards’ website, more than 40 states have already adopted the system that aims to ensure that students across the country are exposed to the same curriculum. This has prompted discussion from educators about whether or not this is actually a good thing for the nation’s youth.
While some individuals oppose federal intervention in state schools, other professionals, such as Richard Riley, maintain that the Common Core State Standards is a good thing for the schools that use it, VOA News reports.
Riley, former education secretary to President Bill Clinton, said that it is important to remember that adopting the standards is not mandatory, according to the media outlet. States that have decided to use the Common Core State Standards have done so voluntarily. However, he said that based on his experience he believes that the national system is necessary. When states were asked to create their own standards in the 1990s, some areas had stronger requirements than others. This created a discrepancy in the capabilities of children in different states, he said.
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