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We are commlued Lo supporung Leachers as we sLrlve
Lowards lmproved educauon for all sLudenLs. ?our volce
as an educaLor ls Lhe mosL lmporLanL ln Lhe dlscusslon
abouL hlgher sLandards!

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smarLer, noL harder and are ouL of Lhelr seaLs havlng fun!
hup://ow.ly/Ckn8g #lor1heCore

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all chlldren have access Lo a hlgh quallLy educauon.
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Teachers in the News
Learn|ng I|rst: "Get |t k|ght odcasts: 1o|edo ub||c
Schoo|s" September 30, 2014: kevln ualLon, resldenL
of Lhe 1oledo lederauon of 1eachers, explalns how 1l1
worked ln parLnershlp wlLh 1oledo ubllc Schools Lo
develop currlculum allgnmenL maps and professlonal
developmenL.

nono|u|u C|v|| 8eat: "Common Core Cr|nc|sms M|ss the
Mark" Cctober 1, 2014: Pope SLreeL Croup lellow
!onaLhan Medelros correcLs Lhe lnaccuraLe clalms ln a
new ?ork 1lmes op-ed by Andrew Packer and Claudla
urelfus sLaung Common Core ls a currlculum.

A2Centra|.com: "1he Common Core secret |s out, ||ke |t
or not" Cctober 2, 2014: vldeo cllp descrlblng how one
of Lhe mosL dlsadvanLaged school dlsLrlcLs ln Arlzona ls
Lhrlvlng wlLh Common Core.
Common Core News
numngton ost: "Common Core Can ne|p Lng||sh
Learners |n Ca||forn|a, New Study Says" September 29,
2014: A new reporL from Lhe Lducauon 1rusL nds CCSS
presenL "boLh a daunung challenge and a promlslng
paLhway" Lo help close achlevemenL gaps among LSL
sLudenLs.

Newsday: "Schoo|s Say Common Core 1est Apt"
Cctober 1, 2014: Anne Mlchaud dlscusses Lhe recenL
Callup-Ld Week poll ndlngs LhaL 73 of school
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superlnLendenLs supporL CCSS-allgned Lesung, saylng
"sounds rlghL Lo me Loo."

USA 1oday: "Nanon Survey: Common Core standards
work|ng we||" Cctober 2, 2014: ln a new survey
underwrluen by Lhe chlldren's publlsher Scholasuc and
Lhe 8lll & Mellnda CaLes loundauon, 79 of Leachers say
Lhey feel "very" or "somewhaL" prepared Lo Leach under
Lhe new sLandards, up from 71 lasL year.

kentucky.com: "Lducanon Comm|ss|oner says kentucky
test scores show we are mak|ng progress'" Cctober 3,
2014: kenLucky Commlssloner 1erry Polllday polnLs Lo
"phenomenal growLh ln elemenLary readlng and maLh"
demonsLraLed by Lhe recenL release of Lhe sLaLe's LesL
scores.
1eacher kesources
Common Core Standards Venn D|agram: 1hls vlsual
ldenues lmporLanL skllls found ln Lhe sLandards and
shows how Lhey are used ln muluple conLenL areas.

Share My Lesson: Share My Lesson parLnered wlLh
muluple Leacher organlzauons Lo provlde resources and
allgned maLerlals Lo help Leachers lnsLrucL Lo Lhe
Common Core SLandards.
V|deos
Adapnng to the Common Core: 1wo ConnecucuL
Leachers Lalk abouL Lhe depLh of learnlng Lhe sLandards
glve Lhelr sLudenLs.

1eachers Vo|ce Support for Common Core: 1eachers
descrlbe Lhe self-condence, depLh of knowledge, and
posluve changes Lhey have seen ln Lhelr sLudenLs.
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