National Cost of Aligning States and Localities to the Common Core Standards

From the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research:

Education

National Cost of Aligning States and Localities to the Common Core Standards

by Theodor Rebarber

Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research

February 24, 2012

Implementation of the Common Core standards is likely to represent substantial additional expense for most states. While a handful of states have begun to analyze these costs, most states have signed on to the initiative without a thorough, public vetting of the costs and benefits. In particular, there has been very little attention to the potential technology infrastructure costs that currently cash-strapped districts may face in order to implement the Common Core assessments within a reasonable testing window.

URL: www.pioneerinstitute.org/pdf/120222_CCSSICost.pdf