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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS®
O F B U F F A L O N I A G A R A
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS®
O F B U F F A L O N I A G A R A
Education Study Consensus Meetings
Common Core Standards & Assessments
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 10:00 AM
LWVBN Office, 1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 7:00 PM
Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst
Equity & Funding
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 10:00 AM
LWVBN Office, 1272 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 7:00 PM
Harlem Road Community Center, 4255 Harlem Road, Amherst
Please consult the October VOTER for more information.
The scope of the League's national study is broad. It includes the history of the federal involvement in public education, funding and equity issues, and the common core standards/assessments which are now required for many grant programs. Historically we have always had national standards written and funded by the National Governors' Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers and by organizations like the National Council of Teachers of Math. However the LWVUS study will focus on how these new standards, called Common Core State Standards, will be used by the federal government.
Other Resources
Race to the Top: Hope or Flop? - Keynote Address by Paul Theobald, Interim Dean of the School of Education, Buffalo State College at a Community Forum on Public Education presented at WNED Studios, January 20, 2011, by the League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara and co-sponsored by Buffalo State College American Association of University Women - Buffalo Branch
Full audio of this forum is available at lwvbn.org/lwvbnactivities/racetothetop.html
October 19: Questions 1-9 will be addressed.
November 16: Questions 10-15 will be addressed.
Background Reading from LWVUS
The History of Federal Government in Public Education: Where Have We Been and How Did We Get Here?
The Role of the Federal Government in Public Education: Equity and Funding
Recommended Books for Study Consensus
If you read one book to prepare for our discussion of the consensus questions, the Education Committee highly recommends Diane Ravitch's The Death and Life of the Great American School System.
Other suggested reading: