By Keshia Clukey | Politico New York
“ALBANY — The state education department’s draft revisions to the Common Core-aligned learning standards maintain the standards’ strength, former state Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch told POLITICO New York, but the true test for how the state’s education program develops will be in the state’s changes to assessments and teacher evaluations.
‘I never expected, nor could I think the state of New York tolerate, a review of the standards that walked away from what we know are the basic principals of rigor in order for our children to compete in the global economy, which is getting tougher by the minute,’ she said in a recent interview.”