It’s back to school season and for many children, teachers, and parents across the country school looks very similar. That’s because in 2009, the Common Core was introduced, standardizing what K-12 students should know, and be tested on. Professor Nicholas Tampio describes what that means for public education and imagines a different way forward for America’s schools.
For more on this topic
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Check out his book, Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy
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Find Jesse H. Rhodes’ article on education politics in Perspectives on Politics (paywall)
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