American Enterprise Institute

Obamacare’s Lessons for the Common Core

Critics of the Common Core reading and math standards adopted by forty-odd states since 2010 have taken to calling them “Obamacore,” in a play on health care reform. The “Obamacore” moniker reflects ...
Forbes

Four Lessons Science Of Reading Supporters Can Learn From Common Core

Bills mandating the “Science of Reading” have been passing left and right across the nation. While some, like the Pennsylvania bill that passed 201-0, provide gentle nudging and support, others, like ...
NPR

What students lost since cursive writing was cut from the Common Core standards

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Drew Gilpin Faust about her story in The Atlantic, "Gen Z Never Learned to Read Cursive." Sponsor Message : [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION: This story incorrectly ...
Forbes

The Little-Known Flaw Behind The ‘Failure’ Of The Common Core

The people who came up with the idea of the Common Core saw reading comprehension as a content-neutral set of skills, leading to massive confusion. The Common Core may be the most misunderstood ...