Yes, it's all the buzz in the curriculum offices around the nation. (Except for Texas :) The Common Core Standards were released on Wednesday. Don't miss grabbing a copy for yourself!
Seriously, this feels like a somewhat momentous moment. Has the federal government ever created specific educational standards such as these? Sure, each state will be able to 'tweak' up to 15% of the Common Core Standards for their own; however, the federal footprint will be great.
Lots of angst about that. It seems like we define excellence more and more stringently...
Here's the link: http://www.corestandards.org/
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