As school children across California strap on their backpacks
for another year, education officials in Sacramento are
finalizing Common Core standards. Every state in the nation will
be rolling out a version of these in 2014. Early in the process,
California ambitiously decided to give its students a higher
math standard. But now state officials are backing away from
that idea. RACHAEL MYROW: As school children across California
strap on their backpacks for another year, education officials
in Sacramento are finalizing Common Core standards. Every state
in the nation will be rolling out a version of these in 2014.
Early in the process, California ambitiously decided to give its
students a higher math standard. But now state officials are
backing away from that idea. John Fensterwald is here to explan
why. He edits EdSource Today, an education news website. Thank
you for joining us. JOHN FENSTERWALD: Thank you. MYROW: So for
those of us who aren't parents or teachers, can you explain to
us what Common Core sta