Kathleen Porter-Magee : People ask about value of academic standards like Common Core . Porter-Magee : The idea is that we should be able to measure the quality and effectiveness of our education system by looking at how well students are learning in school, not just what they learn on standardized tests or other measures She says Common Core is a game-changer in making expectations more rigorous . This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pull students up to potential , she says .
Kathleen Porter-Magee : People ask about value of academic standards like Common Core . Porter-Magee : Standards and testing have resulted in big gains in academic achievement . She says Common Core is a game-changer in making expectations more rigorous . This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pull students up to potential , she says .