Entries by Dr. Denise Donohue

Disconnect between Common Core’s Literary Approach and Catholic Education’s Pursuit of Truth

May 27, 2015 in , /by

Many of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts are, when taken in isolation and at face value, fairly innocuous.  Who, after all, could be against a fifth grader being  asked to “Compare and contrast two or more characters, settings or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text […]

Common Core Assessments May Be Cost-Prohibitive for Catholic Schools

January 16, 2014 in , /by

This is part of a series of reports on the Common Core State Standards Initiative and its potential impact on Catholic education. Of key importance to parochial, private, and public school administrators and superintendents is the question of how to address the costs associated with the technological requirements for assessing students under the new Common Core […]