Common Core, Part 3: More Writing May Be A Challenge

 ========= Old Image Removed =========Array
(
    [_wp_attached_file] => Array
        (
            [0] => 2012/04/class1.jpg
        )

    [_wp_attachment_metadata] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:5:{s:5:"width";i:640;s:6:"height";i:423;s:4:"file";s:18:"2012/04/class1.jpg";s:5:"sizes";a:9:{s:6:"medium";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"class1-336x222.jpg";s:5:"width";i:336;s:6:"height";i:222;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"class1-140x140.jpg";s:5:"width";i:140;s:6:"height";i:140;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:16:"class1-80x80.jpg";s:5:"width";i:80;s:6:"height";i:80;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"class1-600x423.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:423;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"class1-471x311.jpg";s:5:"width";i:471;s:6:"height";i:311;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"class1-401x265.jpg";s:5:"width";i:401;s:6:"height";i:265;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:28:"ab-block-post-grid-landscape";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"class1-600x400.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:400;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:25:"ab-block-post-grid-square";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"class1-600x423.jpg";s:5:"width";i:600;s:6:"height";i:423;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:4:{s:4:"file";s:18:"class1-125x125.jpg";s:5:"width";i:125;s:6:"height";i:125;s:9:"mime-type";s:10:"image/jpeg";}}s:10:"image_meta";a:12:{s:8:"aperture";s:1:"0";s:6:"credit";s:0:"";s:6:"camera";s:0:"";s:7:"caption";s:0:"";s:17:"created_timestamp";s:1:"0";s:9:"copyright";s:0:"";s:12:"focal_length";s:1:"0";s:3:"iso";s:1:"0";s:13:"shutter_speed";s:1:"0";s:5:"title";s:0:"";s:11:"orientation";s:1:"0";s:8:"keywords";a:0:{}}}
        )

    [_imagify_optimization_level] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [_imagify_data] => Array
        (
            [0] => a:2:{s:5:"stats";a:3:{s:13:"original_size";i:203266;s:14:"optimized_size";i:134326;s:7:"percent";d:33.920000000000002;}s:5:"sizes";a:9:{s:4:"full";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:46:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/04/class1.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:58938;s:14:"optimized_size";i:37941;s:7:"percent";d:35.630000000000003;}s:9:"thumbnail";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:54:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/04/class1-140x140.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:6602;s:14:"optimized_size";i:4808;s:7:"percent";d:27.170000000000002;}s:6:"medium";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:54:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/04/class1-336x222.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:17679;s:14:"optimized_size";i:11683;s:7:"percent";d:33.920000000000002;}s:9:"wbhm-icon";a:2:{s:7:"success";b:0;s:5:"error";s:77:"WELL DONE. This image is already compressed, no further compression required.";}s:13:"wbhm-featured";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:54:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/04/class1-600x338.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:39476;s:14:"optimized_size";i:25406;s:7:"percent";d:35.640000000000001;}s:20:"wbhm-featured-square";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:54:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/04/class1-300x300.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:20979;s:14:"optimized_size";i:15104;s:7:"percent";d:28;}s:18:"wbhm-featured-home";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:54:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/04/class1-471x311.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:30349;s:14:"optimized_size";i:19782;s:7:"percent";d:34.82;}s:22:"wbhm-featured-carousel";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:54:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/04/class1-401x265.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:23572;s:14:"optimized_size";i:15481;s:7:"percent";d:34.32;}s:14:"post-thumbnail";a:5:{s:7:"success";b:1;s:8:"file_url";s:54:"https://news.wbhm.org/media/2012/04/class1-125x125.jpg";s:13:"original_size";i:5671;s:14:"optimized_size";i:4121;s:7:"percent";d:27.329999999999998;}}}
        )

    [_imagify_status] => Array
        (
            [0] => success
        )

)
1635888198 
1365552000

New national Common Core education standards are designed to create better critical thinkers. To achieve this, students in 45 states across the country can expect to be writing a lot more than they do now. Which may turn out to be a formidable challenge here in the South. In the final part of our Southern Education Desk series on Common Core, Annie Gilbertson reports that new writing standards are an especially tall order for Mississippi, where both students and adults trail far behind their peers nationally in literacy and language arts.

Want to know whether your state’s current education standards are inferior or superior to the Common Core standards? Click here for a map.

~ Annie Gilbertson

 

 

 

Trump and Harris make last-minute stops in North Carolina

Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump are making stops in North Carolina — a state that has been red since 2008 — as the campaigns race toward Election Day.

Citing the pandemic, TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy

The casual dining chain, which saw dozens of its U.S. restaurants close this year, said its financial woes stem from the coronavirus pandemic.

Satellite images show the devastation from Spain’s deadly floods

The images show a devastating transformation of eastern Spain, where at least 205 people have been killed by flash floods.

U.K. Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as their party’s new leader

The party elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing defeat that ended 14 years in power. She is the first Black woman to lead a major British political party.

Chef Edward Lee reflects on ‘Culinary Class Wars’, identity and his next chapter

After three decades in Southern cuisine, Lee's next culinary chapter explores Korean American cooking, moving beyond traditional recipes and fusion concepts.

Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel, U.S. with ‘crushing response’ to Israeli attack

Iran's supreme leader threatened Israel and the U.S. with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies. The Pentagon said Friday that more U.S. forces would be coming to the region.

More Education Coverage