Union leaders hailed the Common Core as a welcome opportunity for teachers nationwide to throw off the «stifling» strictures of old state standards and focus on more «authentic» learning, while reformers cheered the promise of more difficult tests that would push teachers to ensure student mastery of tested skills. (nationalaffairs.com)
As schools swap out old state standards for new Common Core academics, educators are warning about an overlooked casualty of progress — cursive handwriting. (usatoday.com)
The district said switching from the old state standards to Common Core would mostly be a matter of adding a few things and moving material around. (americanradioworks.org)