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Achieve American Council on Education
Common Core State Standards What are They? And What Could They Mean to You? Achieve American Council on Education May 3, 2010
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Common Core: A True Paradigm Shift
Voluntary national (not federal) standards in English and math College- and career-ready 48 governors signed on Race to the Top eligibility
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International Competition
Source: OECD, Education at a Glance 2009.
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A Tipping Point Source: American Council on Education, Minorities in Higher Education 2009 Supplement.
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New Workforce Demands Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2010.
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High School Achievement Flat
No significant change in average NAEP scores. No reduction in achievement gaps among groups. Share of high school graduates taking a “college prep” curriculum doubled from 18% in 1990 to 36% in 2005. Source: National Assessment Governing Board.
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The Common Core Standards Initiative
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