New York State replaced its Common Core Learning Standards with what it is calling the Next Generation Learning Standards after two years of drafting and deliberation.
According to聽听颈苍听Edweek, the new standards maintain much of the same content and 鈥渟till emphasize learning how to read and analyze increasingly complex texts, and how to learn problem-solving algorithms and model with math.鈥�
He notes that the early-childhood component of the standards have been rewritten to become more developmentally appropriate and to focus on play-based instruction.
Other changes include merging the English Language Arts standards 鈥渞eading for information鈥� and 鈥渞eading for literature鈥� which had been separate under the Common Core curriculum. The new curriculum also tries to focus on 鈥渆xploration鈥� as a mode of thought, in contrast to the analysis-heavy rhetoric of the Common Core standards.
Next Generation Learning Standards also try to ensure that math standards are more age appropriate than they were under the Common Core.
聽explain in聽Edweek聽that 鈥淯nlike common core, which took effect immediately, there will be a three year delay for teachers to learn about the standards before the state begins issuing tests based on them. The new Next Generation Standards are scheduled to be fully implemented in September 2020, with student testing beginning in spring 2021.鈥�
They cite the opinion of district superintendent Thomas Burns, who explains that about half the Common Core was changed, and note that 鈥渟pecific changes include making writing standards more 鈥渦ser-friendly鈥� for teachers, merging some reading standards, and fostering standards for students to build lifelong reading and writing skills.鈥�
Sources and Resources: