By Peggy McGlone, The Star-Ledger
It was intended as a yardstick for the nation’s public schools.
The idea was to develop a national set of rigorous academic standards — known as the Common Core — outlining the math and language arts skills that students should be able to master to be ready for 21st-century college and careers.
But the education overhaul has stirred massive opposition in recent months, with critics on the left and right growing in size and volume. And as the new school year begins, parents, teachers, education advocates and state officials are sparring over the Common Core and its effect on students.
“It’s untested,” complained Seton Hall University education professor Christopher Tienken. “There’s no evidence that it is better than what New Jersey had before.”
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