Cuomo announces new task force to review Common Core

While wondering if this was “the breakthrough we’ve been waiting for”, Pallotta also said “a 180 has to be done by the task force to get this right”, meaning a complete turnaround.

Common Core replaces standards that emphasized memorization with one that emphasizes deduction, problem-solving and other cognitive processes.

Sullivan County Legislature Chairman Scott Samuelson said the state “must have strong learning standards that educate all of our students and help them tap into their full potential – however, those standards must also be sensibly implemented and should not cause undue anxiety to students, parents and educators”.

Some will dismiss the new Common Core-aligned curriculum for a failure, but it doesn’t really matter if they do.

Several weeks ago, the Governor called for a review of Common Core.

Spring is not completely convinced Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Common Core Task Force will be the catalyst for change that so many have asked for.

But White said the only results being shared include how many questions students answered correctly of the total, without any scaling that sheds light on how they performed overall.

Students in grades three through eight took the tests.

Milton said preliminary results for his district that White shared on Monday will aid the system, including in remedial work for students. But the Democratic governor has knocked the state Education Department for a poor implementation of Common Core in 2013. “I understand that”, Cuomo said in a video released Monday.

Schools can still alter their curriculum to a certain extent, but they ultimately end up at the same destination. “This is about giving every student the education they deserve, and we encourage the task force members to undertake an exhaustive and comprehensive review of the Common Core in order to help us ensure that our students are receiving the best education possible”.

Cuomo distills his message, saying, “the basic truth here is all of this is not about politics and not about Democrats and Republicans, it’s not about the bureaucracy, and it’s not about politicians or union officials”.

What I absolutely love about the feedback offered against my article is that it feels genuine and heartfelt and absolutely passionate in favor of kids and education.

“We are emphasizing significantly how we communicate individual student results to the community”, he said. “It is perhaps the most important perspective”.