Drilling Through the Core Why Common Core Is Bad for American Education |
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| Editor:
| Wood, Peter |
| Contribution by:
| Bauerlein, Mark
Stotsky, Sandra
Ketcham, Ralph
Lewis, Anders
Esolen, Anthony
Highfill, Jamie
Wurman, Ze'ev
Phelps, Richard
Milgram, R. James
Eitel, Robert
Talbert, Kent
Evers, Williamson |
| Preface by:
| Stergios, Jim |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9852086-9-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2015 |
| Publisher: | Pioneer Institute
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $9.95 |
Book Description:
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For the first time in history Americans face the prospect of a unified set of national standards for K-12 education. While this goal sounds reasonable, and Common Core has been presented as a state-led effort, it is anything but. This book analyzes Common Core from the standpoint of its deleterious effects on curriculum--language arts, mathematics, history, and more--as well as its questionable legality, its roots in the aggressive spending of a few wealthy donors, its...
More DescriptionFor the first time in history Americans face the prospect of a unified set of national standards for K-12 education. While this goal sounds reasonable, and Common Core has been presented as a state-led effort, it is anything but. This book analyzes Common Core from the standpoint of its deleterious effects on curriculum--language arts, mathematics, history, and more--as well as its questionable legality, its roots in the aggressive spending of a few wealthy donors, its often-underestimated costs, and the untold damage it will wreak on American higher education. At a time when more and more people are questioning the wisdom of federally-mandated one-size-fits-all solutions, Drilling through the Core offers well-considered arguments for stopping Common Core in its tracks.