Common Core State Standards Pros And Cons

The Pros and Cons of the Common Core State Standards Initiative
The Common Core State Standards Initiative (also known simply as Common Core) is an educational initiative that details what primary and secondary students should understand at the end of each grade in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Common Core's background dates to the 1990s with the inception of what was known as the "Standards & Accountability Movement," which sought to reform the educational standards upon which students were measured in relation to college and workplace readiness. In 2009, at the behest of the National Governors Association, the Common Core State Standards Initiative was officially introduced as policy. The Obama Administration, using federal 'Race to the Top' grants as an incentive, urged the states to adopt Common Core by August 2, 2010, upon which forty-one states pledged to do so, with four explicitly opting out. In addition to the original four states that chose not to adopt Common Core, eight others have (since 2010) withdrawn, Throughout the course of this essay, I will examine both the pros and cons of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
Per Peter Mili, a high school math teacher from Massachusetts, Common Core has
This will, by extension, necessarily undermine the control that parents hold over their children's curriculum, and will hinder their ability to choose a public school that fits the unique needs of their child. Furthermore, the standards imposed by Common Core will stifle innovation in the classroom by forcing teachers to abide by a one-size-fits-all approach, which will neglect the needs of students with different learning styles. Another issue related to Common Core is that of cost. According to the conservative advocacy group