National fact sheet: What is the Common Core?
Assessments fact sheet: Better, Fewer, and Fairer Tests: The Promise of the Common Core Assessments
Across the country, too many of today’s high school graduates are not ready for college or the workforce. That’s why educators nationwide teamed up with the National Governors Association to develop the Common Core State Standards in an effort to better prepare our students in the math and reading skills they need for future success in both college and careers. Since 2010, 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted these achievement standards to help raise the bar for student achievement nationwide.
In recent weeks, a contentious debate has erupted in many states over the role of these Common Core standards and their ongoing implementation. While this discussion has received significant public attention, many of the arguments offered by critics are misleading, off-base, or simply inaccurate.
To help better frame this conversation, the Center for American Progress has compiled a series of 14 fact sheets on states implementing the Common Core. The series documents the current state of student achievement, demonstrates the imperative on why higher standards are important, and offers a side-by-side comparison on how the Common Core State Standards will raise student achievement.
Fact sheets by state
These fact sheets were updated on April 14, 2014.