What Are The Common Core State Standards? 10/11/2009
Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education (December 2008) "The U.S. cannot afford to rest on its past accomplishments. The global knowledge economy is here, and if state leaders want to ensure that their citizens can compete in it, they must seize the initiative, looking beyond America’s borders and benchmarking their education systems with the best in the world. The state mandate to educate all students remains, but the world that schools are preparing students for has changed—and will continue to change—dramatically." In order to understand the Common Core State Standards Initiative, educators should read Benchmarking for Success: Ensuring U.S. Students Receive a World-Class Education. This document was co-written by the National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and Achieve, Inc. The PowerPoint presentation below is another helpful resource. What Is The Common Core State Standards Initiative (.ppt) 
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