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Implementing the common standards: Experts weigh in
- 10-20-2010
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By Catherine Gewertz/Education Week
Now that most states have adopted the common standards, many minds are turning to the question of how to implement them. Case in point: a report out today from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. You might recall that the Fordham folks, here in Washington, have weighed in by grading the common standards, offering state-by-state comparisons, and mulling pesky governance questions about them. In today's report, they bring to bear the thoughts of a stable of experts on how to turn these standards into real classroom teaching (they also hit again on those governance questions). Interesting discussions. But one thing that got my attention about the report today wasn't between its covers. It was the reaction of the common standards folks themselves. (more…)
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