The program that seeks to change learning in America is the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The Common Core State Standards are different from the No Child Left Behind Act and are considered better in many ways. According to the National Conference of State Legislators, "the goal of the CCSS was to identify and develop a common set of basic mathematics and English language knowledge and skills that every American high school graduate would need to master in order to be able to enter university or a higher education establishment. career ready for success. http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/common-core-state-standards.asp The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts have been released for adoption by the State, but there is currently a lot of controversy about this. the Common Core State Standards, ranging from whether these standards will work or if...... middle of paper...... to price, this program can be absurdly expensive if it is poorly implemented. At a time in America when school budgets are barely recovering from the lows of the recession, this may not be the time when the business-as-usual agenda should be implemented. There is room for the idea of implementing the basic program and gradually upgrading it to the status quo, making it a progressive expenditure that would track the growth of the economy. According to usgovernmentsending.com, states currently have three trillion dollars in debt. Knowing this, it seems rather foolish to increase spending in state budgets, but how much does America value education and is it a good investment? In order to know if it is a good investment, we need to look at how it benefits not only the student, but also the teachers. http://www.usgovernmentsending.com/compare_state_sending

Essay / The program that seeks to change learning in America is the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The Common Core State Standards are different from the No Child Left Behind Act and are considered better in many ways. According to the National Conference of State Legislators, "the goal of the CCSS was to identify and develop a common set of basic mathematics and English language knowledge and skills that every American high school graduate would need to master in order to be able to enter university or a higher education establishment. career ready for success. http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/common-core-state-standards.asp The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts have been released for adoption by the State, but there is currently a lot of controversy about this. the Common Core State Standards, ranging from whether these standards will work or if...... middle of paper...... to price, this program can be absurdly expensive if it is poorly implemented. At a time in America when school budgets are barely recovering from the lows of the recession, this may not be the time when the business-as-usual agenda should be implemented. There is room for the idea of implementing the basic program and gradually upgrading it to the status quo, making it a progressive expenditure that would track the growth of the economy. According to usgovernmentsending.com, states currently have three trillion dollars in debt. Knowing this, it seems rather foolish to increase spending in state budgets, but how much does America value education and is it a good investment? In order to know if it is a good investment, we need to look at how it benefits not only the student, but also the teachers. http://www.usgovernmentsending.com/compare_state_sending_2014bZ0D

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