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The Common Core State Standards:

Raising the Bar.

August 2015

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U.S. workforce demands are changing.

In just four decades, the percentage of

jobs requiring some form of postsecondary

education has skyrocketed

from to

percent.

Most of these only required a

high school degree before. 3

U.S. workforce demands are changing.

In fact, U.S. businesses will need 123 million skilled workers by 2020.

Currently, only 50 million people possess the skills to meet these qualifications.

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The Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

strengthen efforts toward student success.

Evidence-based and benchmarked againstother top-performing countries, the CCSSfor college- and career-readiness focus on

vital English language arts and mathematics skills.

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The Common Core State Standards

strengthen efforts toward student success.

They provide students the foundation they need for postsecondary education and

attaining success in school and the workplace.

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They reflect comprehensive input.

The CCSS for college- and career-

readiness are the product of intensive

collaboration between educators,

parents, and the public. The federal

government had no role in

their development.7

They reflect comprehensive input.

They were developed by:

The National Governors AssociationThe Council of Chief State School Officers

and with the participation of:

TeachersParents

The National Parent Teacher AssociationSchool administrators

Education expertsand

the guidance of more than 10,000 public comments.

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CCSS already guide voluntary efforts

for improving education quality.

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State standards for college- and career-

readiness establish what students must

know, not what and how teachers must

teach.

CCSS already guide voluntary efforts

for improving education quality.

Each state decides

independently whether to

adopt the standards; today,

over 40 states have done so.

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The standards are a state-led initiative by governors and education leaders with a

large amount of input from teachers, parents, school administrators, and other community stakeholders.

Did you know?

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No federal official was on the work teams and feedback groups that developed the

standards. However, teachers from across the nation did serve on the development,

feedback and validation committees.

Did you know?

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The Common Core State Standards define what students need to know; not how teachers

should teach, or how the students should learn. The

standards explicitly preserve local control (teachers,

principals, superintendents and school boards) over curriculum

choice.

Did you know?

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The Common Core State Standards will not reduce the amount of classic literature

read.

Did you know?

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Not one of the 40 states that has adopted the Common Core State Standards have reported having to lower its

education standards.

Did you know?

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Teachers do support the Common Core, including American Federation of

Teachers President, Randi Weingarten, and National

Education Association President, Dennis Van Roekel.

Did you know?

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The Common Core State Standards were written and reviewed by educators from

every state involved in development. Additionally,

there were two public review and comment periods where over 10,000 comments (20% from parents) were received.

Did you know?

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Test scores from the Smarter Balanced Assessments

Consortium (SBAC) and the Partnership for Assessment of

Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will be announced in Fall 2015.

Did you know?

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No data requirements are tied to the Common Core

State Standards. The federal government is also prohibited in four different statues from

collecting personally identifiable information.

Did you know?

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In most states, on average, one-third of all students must

repeat high-school course content in remedial courses—

costing students, families, and taxpayers over $3 billion

annually.

Did you know?

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Thirty-four percent of employers deem the

preparation of newly hired employees with only a high-

school diploma as “deficient,” and only 16% find their preparation excellent.

Did you know?

The CCSS raise the bar.

With the Common Core State Standards, states benefit from

a consistent measure of readiness for college or

postsecondary workforce training, helping every

student compete for jobs and gain equal opportunity and

choice for accessing the middle class.

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The CCSS raise the bar.

The United States is falling behind in education (compared to other

industrialized countries)—with severe economic

repercussions for individuals, businesses, and the nation.

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The CCSS raise the bar.

The standards are already the framework—not curriculum—of

choice for voluntary, high-quality education standards at the state level. While the total number may fluctuate over the next several months, over 40 states have currently adopted

the standards and are implementing them.

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The CCSS raise the bar.

www.ced.org/ccss

High-quality state standards for college- and career-

readiness are an important component in an education

system, and give us the guidelines we need for

individualand national success.

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