"Catholic schools within the Diocese of Santa Rosa, which includes Napa, will be adopting the new Common Core education standards — despite opposition from a group of Catholic scholars.
The Common Core aims to unify the standards for English and math so that all students graduate career- and college-ready. While supporters, including those in local Catholic schools, say the Common Core will raise academic standards, opponents — including more than 130 Catholic scholars — believe the standards are a step backward. Common Core-educated children, the scholars wrote in a letter, “will not be prepared to do authentic college work.”
The letter, signed by 132 Catholic scholars, was recently sent to each Catholic bishop in the country. The letter stated that the Common Core would negatively impact the character and curriculum of schools and implementing the new standards would be a “grave disservice” to Catholic education."
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