The central concept, he says, is that the nation's 40 million K — 12 students should be offered the same high -
standard education no
matter where they go to school; a child in Mississippi, say, should finish each grade with the same general proficiencies as one in Maine — and
ready to compete in an increasingly competitive global marketplace.
The Common Core
standards are designed so that all students — no
matter where they come from or where they live — receive a world - class education that is consistent from school to school, and graduate
ready to contribute to the future of the state and the country, the release said.