Little evidence exists of student achievement changes following Common Core implementation in other places, with the one positive study limited to wealthier districts¶

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Currency · newest study 2022 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Outside Chicago, there is little evidence of changes in student achievement following Common Core implementation; the one study showing positive outcomes saw improvements only among students from wealthier districts. → New research: Chicago showed instructional improvements under standards reform 2022

Evidence¶

New research: Chicago showed instructional improvements under standards reform 2022¶

New research: Chicago showed instructional improvements under standards reform, while many other places did not. (2022). UChicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu

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The release attributes this to prior studies of other places, noting they examine states as a whole and compare standards before and after rather than whether instruction changed. This is the release's own summary of external research, not a new analysis.

"There is little evidence of changes in student achievement overall following the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. In the one study that did show positive outcomes, improvements were only seen among students from wealthier districts."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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