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Awareness Is Key to Success of Common Core Standards - High School Notes (usnews.com)

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Awareness Is Key to Success of Common Core Standards

July 5, 2012 RSS Feed Print
Supporters of the Common Core State Standards say the initiative will align high school learning with college and work expectations.
Supporters of the Common Core State Standards say the initiative will align high school learning with college and work expectations.
The Common Core State Standards are taking root in public schools across the country, impacting more than 42 million K-12 students and 2.7 million teachers—but outside the education sphere, many people have no idea what the standards entail.
In fact, 60 percent of registered voters surveyed said they