It is likely many of you have heard the words Common Core in
recent conversations......on the school bleachers, at a PTA
meetings, or in a local coffee shops. It is also likely that you
don’t know very much about what this means or how the standards
will impact your child’s classes, curriculum, or instruction.
This article will give you a quick introduction to the Common
Core State Standards (CCSS) and provide you some resource links
for further information. The CCSS were adopted nationally by the
National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School
Officers and adopted in July 2010 by the Connecticut State Board
of Education. Forty-seven States in the US have similarly
adopted the CCSS. The rationale for CCSS was multifaceted,
including 1) to prepare US students for college, 2) to prepare
the next generation of workers, and 3) to remain competitive
with other countries where similar standards have led to
academic excellence. The good news is that much of the CCSS was
already contained in Connecti