You have heard some lectures on white papers and have read some materials on them 

You have heard some lectures on white papers and have read some materials on them

You have heard some lectures on white papers and have read some materials on them. This discussion thread is designed to help you analyze two sample white papers.

In the e-reserves section of your class, there are two white papers on the topic of education.

from the Committee for Economic Development. The white paper is called “How Business Leaders Can Support College- and Career-Readiness: Staying the Course on the Common Core.”

from R.P. Phelps and R.J. Milgram of the Pioneer Institute. The white paper is called “The Revenge of K-12: How Common Core and the New SAT Lower College Standards in the U.S.”

In this discussion thread, you will peruse both white papers and answer a few questions

Please note that these white papers are rather lengthy. They are much longer than the white paper you will write for this class. In addition, in answering this set of discussion questions, you don’t have to read through every word of both of these white papers.

To access these white papers, please take the following steps:

Select Content

Select Course Resources

Select eReserves

Click on the eReserves icon in the middle of the interface

Locate the first paper.

Click View this item.

Download the document

Locate the second paper.

Click View this item.

Download the document.

Discussion questions:

The first three questions refer to the CED white paper, “How Business Leaders Can Support College- and Career-Readiness: Staying the Course on the Common Core.”

1. The CED white paper supports the Common Core. Please read the executive summary. What is the problem that the CED is identifying? What is the CED’s solution? Please write one or two sentences in answering this question.
2. Examine the graphics the CED white paper integrates. Please comment on at least one graphic and how it helps (or hinders) the message of the white paper.
3. Who is the audience for this white paper? Please write a few sentences in which you comment on how effectively this white paper reaches this audience.

Questions 4-6 refer to the “The Revenge of K-12” white paper.

1. This white paper, which is from the Pioneer Institute, is opposed to the Common Core. Please read the executive summary. What is the problem the Pioneer Institute is identifying? What is its solution? Please write one or two sentences in answering this question.
2. Examine the graphics the Pioneer Institute white paper integrates. The graphics in this white paper seem to incorporate a slightly different purpose than do the graphics for the CED white paper. Please comment on at least one graphic and how it helps (or hinders) the message of the white paper.

3. Who is the audience for this white paper? Who is the audience for this white paper? Please write a few sentences in which you comment on how effectively this white paper reaches this audience.

The_revenge_of_k12.pdf