Drawing from ASCD's Common Core State Standards summits in Arkansas, Colorado, North Carolina, and Utah, the report shares that educators» knowledge of the standards is growing exponentially, but many do not understand the instructional shifts necessary for helping students reach the higher standards; educators are focused on the new common assessments and the technology issues associated
with their deployment; and there is widespread
initiative fatigue in the field because of the standards implementation efforts, new educator effectiveness
initiatives, and other
initiatives like Race to the Top.