{"id":14549,"date":"2014-01-24T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=14549"},"modified":"2014-01-24T12:09:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T17:09:58","slug":"what-to-do-with-the-common-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2014\/01\/24\/what-to-do-with-the-common-core\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix the Common Core in NYS?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday, state assembly Republicans unveiled a new plan (cleverly called the Achieving Pupil Preparedness and Launching Excellence, or “APPLE,” plan) to fix what’s wrong with the Common Core standards implementation in New York state. The implementation has been controversial since it began, in terms of what’s taught, how it’s taught, and how student learning is measured.<\/p>\n

That plan (you can read more here<\/a> and here<\/a>, thanks to North Country Now<\/a> for posting!) calls for eight changes that concern both the Common Core and the educational system more broadly. These include (from a press release from Assemblyman Ken Blankenbush’s office):<\/p>\n