The program that seeks to change learning in America is the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The state's Common Core Standards are different from those of the "no child left behind" law and are said to be better in many ways. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, "the goal of the CCSS was to identify and develop a common set of foundational knowledge and mastery skills in mathematics and English language arts that every American high school graduate would need to master in order to enter college or high school." career poised for success." http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/common-core-state-standards.asp The Common Core State Standards for mathematics and English language arts have been released for state adoption, but there is currently a lot of controversy about the common core state standards ranging from whether these standards will work or whether... middle of paper... to cost, this program can be absurdly expensive if implemented bad. At a time in America when school budgets are just climbing back from recession lows, now may not be the right time to implement the “business as usual” program and to slowly upgrade it to normal operation, making it a gradual spending that follows the growth of the economy According to usgovernmentspending.com states are currently three trillion dollars in debt With this knowledge it seems rather senseless to add more spending to state budgets, but How much does America value education and how much is it a good investment? To know if it is a good investment we must consider how it benefits not only the student, but also the teachers. http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending

Topic > The program that seeks to change learning in America is the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The state's Common Core Standards are different from those of the "no child left behind" law and are said to be better in many ways. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, "the goal of the CCSS was to identify and develop a common set of foundational knowledge and mastery skills in mathematics and English language arts that every American high school graduate would need to master in order to enter college or high school." career poised for success." http://www.ncsl.org/research/education/common-core-state-standards.asp The Common Core State Standards for mathematics and English language arts have been released for state adoption, but there is currently a lot of controversy about the common core state standards ranging from whether these standards will work or whether... middle of paper... to cost, this program can be absurdly expensive if implemented bad. At a time in America when school budgets are just climbing back from recession lows, now may not be the right time to implement the “business as usual” program and to slowly upgrade it to normal operation, making it a gradual spending that follows the growth of the economy According to usgovernmentspending.com states are currently three trillion dollars in debt With this knowledge it seems rather senseless to add more spending to state budgets, but How much does America value education and how much is it a good investment? To know if it is a good investment we must consider how it benefits not only the student, but also the teachers. http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/compare_state_spending_2014bZ0D