Shaping Rigorous, World-Class Education Standards
“As former governors, we believe a state-led approach to reform will yield a higher quality of education across the nation. Establishing a core set of academic standards will invite competition and innovation for achieving—and exceeding—them.”
- Former Governors James B. Hunt & Jeb Bush
The promise of consistent, shared and rigorous standards is now a reality for more than 40 states across the country. Four out of five young people across the country live in states that have voluntarily adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Thanks to the hard work of states, young people - regardless of their background or where they live - will be taught to standards that once mastered, will prepare them for college and career success.
The CCSS are the foundation for an education system that demands excellent teaching, high-quality professional development, rigorous curricula, and dynamic assessments.
Resources
- Easy to Understand Videos Explaining the CCSS (Hunt Institute YouTube channel)
- Common Core State Standards: A New Foundation for Student Success - Video Vignette User Guide (PDF, 293KB)
- Straight Up Conversation: Math Scholar Hung-Hsi Wu on the Common Core
- Reaching the Goal: The Applicability and Importance of the Common Core State Standards to College and Career Readiness
- Common Core State Standards Initiative Website
- Emerging Insights: It's Econ 101: Our Students Must Have Rigorous, World-Class Standards
- Understanding Common Core State Standards
- National Education Standards: Getting Beneath the Surface
Background & Best Practices
- Impacting the Future - Hunt Institute / GOVERNING Project
- Common Core Briefing Packet
- Blueprint #1: Primer on State Standards
- Blueprint #2: World-Class Standards: Setting the New Cornerstone for American Education
- Blueprint #3: Realizing the Promise of Standards-Based Reform
- Blueprint #4: Implementing the Common Core State Standards
- Blueprint #5: Preparing to Implement Next Generation Assessments
News
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Common-Core Standards Drew on Ideas From Abroad
Education Week | May 11, 2012 -
Common Core: Program is no fed conspiracy
The Salt Lake Tribune | April 29, 2012 -
Stanford Project on Common Standards and English-Learners Goes live
Education Week | April 11, 2012 -
New Literacy Standards Could Challenge Even Passionate Readers
Education Week | April 3, 2012 -
Common Core: Nobody said it was going to be easy
The Washington Post / The Answer Sheet | April 3. 2012 -
Anchorage School District Implements National Common Core Standards Right Away
KTVA Alaska | March 26, 2012 -
State Schools Chief Torlaqkson Announces Plan to Implement CCSS Presented to Governor and State Legislature
Big Education Ape | March 26, 2012 -
The Conservative Case for the Common Core
Educationnext | March 9, 2012 -
A Comprehensive Approach
National Journal / Education Experts Blog | February 29, 2012 -
States school feds on standards
Politico | November 1, 2011