K-12 Curriculum Development

 
 
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) 
ccssi_powerpoint.ppt
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