«In response to the need to improve state standards and create a common set of expectations for children across the country, Wisconsin was among the first of 48 states and territories to adopt the Common Core State Standards, a set of rigorous new standards that are benchmarked against the standards of high performing countries.» (host.madison.com)
Learn how Marzano Center Student Learning Objectives keep teachers consistently informed about student performance, enabling them to make the necessary instructional shifts that help learners meet rigorous new standards. (MarzanoCenter.com)
They praised, also, the inclusion of national «opportunity to learn» standards to describe the conditions that must occur in schools before students could be held accountable to rigorous new standards. (edweek.org)