Common Core..

All About Politics Now?

The What?

• In recent news, controversy has been on the rise questioning if politics are responsible for the drastic drop in common core supporters

• Do you think it’s a possibility..?

The Who?

• Article author Allie Bidwell, an education reporter for the USNEWS, covered the story looking into possible reasons as to why politics are getting the blame.

• Why did she cover the story? ….What's her point of view and motivation?

• In her opening thought to the story, she refers to it as “sounds like the chicken-and-egg debate”

• Could this infer she feels it to be repetitive or pointless?

Headlining picture used in article which can be found here

What Was Said?

Did she effectively take both sides into consideration?

USNEWS & World ReportWho pays/ sponsors USNEWS?

According to Wikipedia…

On The Contrary…• When researched, The Huffington Post recently

published an article on what the common core is in general as if to get all the negative attention back to the basics.

• The article is entitled “ Wait, Tell Me Again What Common Core Is?” written by Karin Chenoweth and can be found here

What Was Said?

She goes on to give an example that supports her view that there isn’t a common understanding of what kids should learn and when.

Could this be an indicator that she supports Common Core Standards in school?

The Huffington PostWho pays/sponsors?

According to Wikipedia…

Conclusion?

• Back to USNEWS…• Are they reliable? Yes• Are they valid? Yes• Are they biased? I don’t believe so. Both

sides were looked into

Future Research Questions?

• Should politicians be asked what they think about the controversy?

• Has the media played any part of the drop in supporters?

• Do people fully understand what the Common Core is?

Sources!

• www.google.com• www.wikipedia.org• www.usnews.com• www.huffingtonpost.com