Common Core

James Meredith

Jun 25, 1993

James Meredith was the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, this was a huge accomplishment because the University of Mississippi was a racially segregated University. He was also an American civil rights movement figure but was shortly after was shot by a sniper and died in 1962. The purpose of his entire to the University of Mississippi was so that he could put pressure on the Kennedy administrator and therefore enforce civil rights for all African Americans.

Common Core Standards

2010

California adopted the common core standards in 2010, only some schools accepted the common core standards starting from kindergarten all the way to the end of high school for both English and Math. The common core standards are so that students know what they are doing and be able to do what they are supposed to and lastly be able to explain their thinking process and how they got to the answer. The common core standards are a clear set of goals and expectations for the skills and knowledge.