Will the Common Core Standards Set the Bar High Enough?

Education Next’s Paul Peterson and Chester E. Finn, Jr. talk this week (May 12) about how state proficiency standards in reading and math have changed over time and whether the Common Core standards effort will lead to higher expectations for students.

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Peterson and Finn’s previous podcasts:
Why Is Race to the Top Rewarding States With Low Proficiency Standards? (5/3/10)
Do U.S. Students Spend Enough Time Learning?
(4/21/10)
Florida Governor Vetoes School Reform Bill
(4/15/10)
Will NCLB be reauthorized this year?
(3/23/10)
The New Normal for Federal Education Spending
(3/4/10)
Choice and Residential Segregation
(2/23/10)
Studies Find No Effects
(1/7/10)
Focus of School Reform Shifting to Teachers
(12/17/09)
Are Middle Schools or Middle Schoolers the Problem?
(12/10/09)
Biggest Spender in Politics: The NEA
(12/4/09)
Saving Jobs or Stimulating Reform?
(11/24/09)
Election Postmortem
(11/19/09)
Will Congress Reroute the Preschool Juggernaut?
(11/4/09)
Voters Choose Neighborhood Schools over Socioeconomic Diversity
(10/29/09)
The Nobel Committee Isn’t the Only One Giving Speculative Prizes
(10/22/09)
Will Michelle Rhee Triumph?
(10/14/09)
Will the Federal Role in Education Double?
(10/8/09)
Charter Schools Narrow Achievement Gaps in New York City (10/1/09)
What Congress Is Not Working On
(9/24/09)
Charter Schools, Unions, and Linking Teachers with Student Achievement Data
(9/17/09)

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