Education announces roundtables on Common Core Standards
The State Board of Education is announcing a series of roundtable sessions to discuss the national Common Core Standards. In Pennsylvania’s Race to the Top application, the State Board outlined its commitment to a transparent and public process around the adoption of Common Core academic standards in English language arts and mathematics.
With Common Core on the board’s agenda for its June 30-July 1 meeting, the board will hold a series of roundtables across the state – both to present preliminary results of a study comparing Common Core with Pennsylvania’s standards framework and to gather feedback from stakeholders. The study is being conducted by professor Suzanne Lane of the University of Pittsburgh. Dates and locations for the roundtables are below; each forum will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until all stakeholders are heard.
- Friday, May 21, University of Pittsburgh, Posvar Hall
- Thursday, May 27, Mt. Nittany Middle School, State College
- Wednesday, June 9, Philadelphia (location TBD)
Anyone who has questions or is interested in participating should contact the State Board office at (717) 787-3787.
