As the debate over changes to secondary qualifications and exams in the UK continues, schools on the other side of the Atlantic are getting to grips with reform on a more radical scale – implementing a common standard of education for primary and secondary students across the country.
The adoption of the Common Core State Standards by more than 45 US states is the first step towards meaningful and comprehensive comparisons of student performance and achievement between states.
The Common Core State Standards initiative was launched in 2009 by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers to enable educators across the country, for the first time, to work under the same guidelines for what students need to know and are expected to do.
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