Common Core Standards Are a 'Heavy Lift' for Districts, Educators
The new standards will change high school requirements, but turn out stronger graduates, advocates say.
September 28, 2012 RSS Feed Print
New Common Core standards aim to help high school students develop a deeper understanding of math and English.
Implementing theCommon Core State Standards will be challenging—but not impossible—according to experts speaking in New York this week at the Education Nation summit, part of an NBC News initiative.
The new standards, adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia, require English and math lessons to go more in-depthto teach students critical thinking and analytical skills, in order to develop students who are more prepared to succeed in