Common Core State Standards: Resources for School Leaders

Many teachers still have a lot of questions about what Common Core will mean for them; these resources are a good place to look for answers.

We do our high school students a great disservice by suggesting they should immediately go to a four-year college upon graduation from high school -- or they'll be sentenced to a life of unskilled labor.

Classroom videos illustrating the mathematics standards and exemplary lessons are now available on the Inside Mathematics website. In addition, the website has Common Core-aligned tasks, searchable by grade level or content, as well as classroom videos that show students engaged in mental math exercises and conversations about math.

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By Eric Hargis, Executive Director of the National PTA

Benefits of The Common Core Standards:

• "One thing that must be the same regardless of which state you live in is a quality education for our children. With the CCSS, I am ssured quality and consistency in my children's education regardless of where we live.
• The standards offer parents "a clear understanding of what my children are expected to learn and each grade level."
• The Standards provide incredible value to parents wanting to be fully engaged in their children's education.
• Regardless of their zip code, parents are assured that their children graduate fully prepared for college and careers.

Government Takeover Myth Debunked

• Truth #1 - States are driving this process and have been involved at every level — from the drafting and development stages through revisions and the final product.
• Truth #2 - States voluntarily adopted the Standards.
• Truth #3 - States and school districts still have autonomy in decisions made on how to teach the Standards in the classroom.