ERIC Number: ED570152
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jun
Pages: 16
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Changing the Equation: Ensuring the Common Core Math Standards Enable All Students to Excel in California Schools. K-12 Practice
Banks, Amber; LaFors, Jeannette
Education Trust-West
Schools around California are implementing the new Common Core State Standards. In math specifically, where significant disparities in proficiency exist for African American, Latino, and low-income students as compared to their white, Asian and higher-income peers, these new standards provide an opportunity to close achievement and opportunity gaps. Our new report, "Changing the Equation Ensuring the Common Core Math Standards Enable All Students to Excel in California Schools", describes both the challenges districts face in implementing the new math standards and best practices for addressing these challenges. Specific examples include ways to create a culture of high expectations for all students, models for supporting teachers as they design and implement rigorous curriculum, and strategies for meaningfully engaging students and parents with the standards. In highlighting practices from the field, the report illuminates how districts can ensure the standards not only raise the bar for all students but also help close achievement gaps for students of color and low-income students. [This report was written with the assistance of Brentt Brown.]
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Mathematics Education, Best Practices, Barriers, Expectation, Goal Orientation, School Support, Educational Opportunities, Faculty Development, Curriculum Design, Alignment (Education), Outcome Measures, Student Participation, Thinking Skills, English Language Learners, Participant Satisfaction, Caregiver Role
Education Trust-West. 1814 Franklin Street Suite 220, Oakland, CA 94612. Tel: 510-465-6444; Fax: 510-465-0859; Web site: http://www.edtrust.org/west
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Education Trust-West
Identifiers - Location: California
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