The Common Core: NYC’s Department of Education and the New York State Education Department Bringing It Back to the Classroom

Adopting the Common Core Curriculum Standards was a central piece of New York State’s successful Race to the Top application, which brought $700 million federal dollars to support school reform in New York. But adopting the standards was only a first step. Now New York must transform them into rigorous curricula that will position students for success in college and careers. And it must ensure that teachers throughout the state have ready access to the curricula, professional development to help them make the transition to it; related materials for students in their classrooms; and assessments that help them improve their teaching and thus their students’ achievement. The state has enlisted the help and participation of every school district in this immense undertaking.

 

Learn more about implementation of the common core and how one district – New York City (the state’s and nation’s largest school district) – has taken a leading role in preparing teachers for the new curricula and the changes they will bring.

 

Part of Philanthropy New York's Back to School Series. A Philanthropy Connects program, sponsored by the Donors' Education Collaborative.

 

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