User:Heatherer/David Coleman Common Core
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The Common Core
[edit]In 2008, Coleman and Zimba, together with educational analyst Sue Pimentel, co-founded Student Achievement Partners (SAP), a non-profit organization focused on supporting evidence-based approaches to improve students' academic performance.[1][2]
After reading a 2007 paper published by Coleman and Zimba calling for “math and science standards that are fewer, clearer, higher”,[3] The National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers hired Student Achievement Partners in 2008 to lead their initiative to write Common Core State Standards for elementary through high school English Language Arts and Mathematics.[4][1] Coleman helped secure support and funding for the program through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.[2]
Coleman was a member of the English Language Arts writing team, which was comprised of educators and representatives from states across the country.[5] The standards developed by the writing team aimed to identify the knowledge and skills students should have at the end of each grade in reading, writing and speaking in order to succeed in college and careers. Key components of the English Language Arts and Literacy standards include using evidence from texts to analyze ideas and make arguments, reading more non-fiction texts in a wide range of subjects, and the use of texts that grow in complexity as students progress through each grade.[4][6][7]
As a founding partner, Coleman and Student Achievement Partners worked to support the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. During 2011, the standards started to attract controversy, and Coleman's educational priorities, as well as his lack of classroom experience, faced some criticism.[2][5] As of 2015, the Common Core standards have been adopted by 43 states and the District of Columbia with continued support from Student Achievement Partners.[8]
Coleman left Student Achievement Partners in 2012 to join the College Board.[2][5]
- ^ a b Joy Resmovits (August 25, 2013). "David Coleman, the Most Influential Education Figure You've Never Heard Of". The Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d Todd Balf (March 9, 2014). "The Story Behind the SAT Overhaul". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Coleman, David; Zimba, Jason (2007). "Math and Science Standards That Are Fewer, Clearer, Higher to Raise Achievement at All Levels" (PDF). Carnegie Corporation of New York. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Dana Goldstein (September 19, 2012). "The Schoolmaster". The Atlantic. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ a b c Tim Murphy (September 2014). "Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core". Mother Jones. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ Fernanda Santos (April 24, 2011). "A Trial Run for School Standards That Encourage Deeper Thought". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Andrew Miller (July 26, 2012). "Uncovering "Complex Text" in the Common Core". Edutopia. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Liana Heitin (May 11, 2015). "Under Common Core, Students Learn Words by Learning About the World". Education Week. Retrieved 11 June 2015.