Understanding the Role of the Common Core State Standards in Catholic Education

Authors

Presenter(s)

Annemarie Fisher

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Description

In 2009, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) revolutionized academic standards, providing a format adopted by states across America that focused on raising Math and English Language Arts standards as preparation for colleges and careers. In conjunction with the adoption and implementation of the CCSS across the United States, Catholic schools have worked towards the strengthening and advancement of their own educational systems. This thesis first examines the background of the CCSS, including implementation and professional development, as well as the opposition regarding the standards. The paper presents an overview of the history of academic standards in Catholic education and then explores the current role of the CCSS in Catholic schools. Through interviews with teachers, principals, and superintendents in Catholic education, this study examines how two archdioceses understood and implemented the standards.

Publication Date

4-9-2015

Project Designation

Honors Thesis

Primary Advisor

Jacqualine M. Arnold

Primary Advisor's Department

Teacher Education

Keywords

Stander Symposium project

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Business | Education | Engineering | Life Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Physical Sciences and Mathematics | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Recommended Citation

"Understanding the Role of the Common Core State Standards in Catholic Education" (2015). Stander Symposium Projects. 658.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/658