SI&A Standards Watch: common core background

Showing posts with label common core background. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

California's dilemma over academic standards

The San Francisco Chronicle recently published an article by Scott Hill regarding the issues surrounding California's potential adoption of national Common Core academic standards.

http://www.sia-us.com/news/ViewArticle.aspx?Category=0&FromHome=true&id=78

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

About the Author

Scott Hill is Vice-President of Education Policy at School Innovations & Advocacy where his work includes directing the state’s efforts under the California Diploma Project.

He has held a number of leadership positions in California government, including service as Undersecretary of Education and Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. He also served as Executive Director of the California Academic Standards Commission in the late 1990s, directing the development of the state’s first content standards.

He also worked with the George Lucas Educational Foundation and the California School Boards Association.

He is co-Founder of the Dixon Montessori Charter School, a high-performing school authorized by the California State Board of Education.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

California's dilemma over academic standards

Standards Debate Background

Blog Archive

View Articles by Topic

Followers

About the Author