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Is Common Core "Working"? And Where Does Common Core Research Go from Here?
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Polikoff, Morgan S. – AERA Open, 2017
Five years into the Common Core initiative, researchers and the general public are interested to know whether and how the standards are "working." In this introduction to the special topic, I discuss the state of the literature on these questions and offer suggestions for what I view as the most important work moving forward.
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Program Effectiveness, Educational Research, Academic Standards
Web-Based Professional Development Model to Enhance Teaching of Strategies for Online Academic Research in Middle School
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Terrazas-Arellanes, Fatima E.; Strycker, Lisa A.; Walden, Emily D. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2019
High-quality professional development is needed to prepare teachers to help students learn how to conduct online academic research and meet Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. This study created and evaluated a Web-based professional development program with five instructional modules designed to prepare middle-school teachers…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Faculty Development, Models, Teaching Methods
Responding to the CCSS for Literacy Research and Instruction
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Mandel Morrow, Lesley; Kunz, Kenneth – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2016
In "Beyond the Common Core: Examining 20 Years of Literacy Priorities and Their Impact on Struggling Readers," Cassidy et al. (2016) suggest that the emphasis on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS, National Governors Association [NGA] Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers [CCSSO], 2010) has had…
Descriptors: Literacy, Educational Research, Reading Instruction, Common Core State Standards
Recognizing the Political in Implementation Research
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McDonnell, Lorraine M.; Weatherford, M. Stephen – Educational Researcher, 2016
The widely publicized opposition to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is in marked contrast to its relatively uncontroversial development and adoption--a contrast that points to the importance of understanding how the politics of enactment differs from the politics of implementation. In this article, we draw on the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation, Politics of Education, Political Influences
Alignment and Accountability in Policy Design and Implementation: The Common Core State Standards and Implementation Research
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Coburn, Cynthia E.; Hill, Heather C.; Spillane, James P. – Educational Researcher, 2016
Both the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and recent efforts to hold schools and teachers accountable have been hotly debated among practitioners, policymakers, and the public at large. Much of the debate centers on the merits and demerits of these initiatives and the general approach they represent to reforming teaching and learning. In this…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Accountability, Policy Formation, Program Implementation
From Adoption to Practice: Teacher Perspectives on the Common Core. Findings from a National Survey
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Editorial Projects in Education, 2014
The Common Core State Standards Initiative will enter a critical period during the 2014-15 school year. Several states have recently reversed course on adoption of the mathematics and English/language arts standards, as vocal opposition gains prominence elsewhere. Despite fraying of the two national consortia developing assessments tied to the new…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, National Surveys