How does social media affect the policies surrounding K-12 education? A team of researchers from three universities came together to research the effects of Twitter debates on Common Core State Standards. As THE Journal reports, “Twitter was chosen as the medium to be researched because it represents a social media site that allows for ‘political participation, free flow of information and broader democratic mobilization.’”

 

Read the full article here: Research: How Twitter Has Shaped the Common Core Debate