In this way, a high -
achieving student can feel «safe» supporting a lower -
achieving student without dominating or
ultimately bailing her out, or worrying that he is going to be penalized with a lower
grade because of her performance.
While the CCSS were intended to bring coherence and consistency across states with regard to expected educational outcomes to be
achieved by
grade for students in U.S. public schools, the expected adoption of a common set of state standards by all states
ultimately was not realized.