Jim Catanzaro
John G. Morgan, Chancellor, Tennessee Board of RegentsThe battle over the Common Core State Standards has waged for months as the nation debates what education is best for its elementary, middle and high school students.
Now the debate is making its way to colleges and universities.
“Higher education has a clear and compelling stake in this debate,” said John Morgan, chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents.
The Board of Regents oversees six state universities, 13 community colleges and 27 technical college campuses. Morgan and other higher education leaders went on the offense Tuesday as Common Core faces continued criticism. On a conference call with reporters, they announced the formation of the Collaborative for Student Success, a group designed to seal the leaks in the K-12 education pipeline.
Nationally, half of students entering two-year colleges need remedial courses. Not even one in 10 of those go on to graduate from the community colleges in three years or less.