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Common state standards in math and English — a step forward? - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

Common state standards in math and English — a step forward? - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

Common state standards in math and English — a step forward?

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 at 1:25 pm in Algebra/Math, initiatives, literacy, students, teachersNo Comments

By now, all but five states (Alaska, Texas, Minnesota, Nebraska and Virginia) have adopted what’s known asCommon Core State Standards for math and English, a common agreement of what students in the United States should know and be able to do in those subjects.

A Learning Matters blog post features differing views of what this major development might mean for the U.S.