Private Schools Increasingly Adopting Common Core Standards

Education Week (10/9, Robelen) reports that many private schools are following the example of public schools in adopting the Common Core Standards. Moreover, "more than 100 Roman Catholic dioceses spanning the nation from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, have decided to adopt the standards, according to a recent survey from the National Catholic Educational Association. ... Experts say practical considerations are likely an important motivator, as many private schools feel the pressure from the tidal wave of states beginning to implement the new standards, which cover K-12 mathematics and English/language arts. That's having profound effects on textbook and test publishers, for instance, which are revising their wares to better reflect the standards." Moreover, the move is further motivated by the likely changes that will come to college entrance exams as the Common Core Standards increase in prevalence.