Ridgewood administrator details Common Core standards
MARCH 27, 2014 LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014, 3:32 PM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
Fresh off the heels of Indiana’s announcement on Monday that it would be the first state to formally drop the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for math and language arts, about 100 parents attended the district’s presentation on the standards on Tuesday night at Orchard School.
And in spite of all the looming national agitation, most parents appeared to leave feeling much less concerned about the initiative.
The presentation highlighted what the district believes are the many positive aspects of the CCSS, including its professed aim to improve the ability of U.S. students to compete globally.
Ridgewood father James Giordano stood up to leave at the tail end of the presentation and made an announcement.
“I came here to this meeting very pessimistic … This is very encouraging. I’m very pleasantly surprised,” he said.
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