Common Core State Standards

Some of the resources Assistant Principal Allison Castellano mentioned in her excellent presentation on the Common Core State Standards at the October 1 PTSA meeting:

• A Parent's Guide to the Common Core Standards from education.com
• The National PTA Common Core State Standards Initiative
• Parent Guides to Student Success  from the National PTA
  
• The new smart set: What happens when millions of kids are asked to master fewer things more deeply? By Amanda Ripley, author of author The Smartest Kids in the World--and How They Got That Way
• Video: Why We Need Common Core: "I choose C."