31. “(42% of US students are currently
required to attend college remediation
courses. Most living wage jobs now
require at least 2 yrs. of post secondary
training-- fast food franchises for a
management position often require 4 yrs.
of post secondary work.)”
Source: www.achieve.org
33. The Bottom Line:
“When students take challenging courses in
high school, they have more options when they
graduate.What used to be thought of as
“college prep” curriculum is now the basic level
of preparation all students need to be
successful in college and the workplace.”
Source: www.achieve.org
34. “The standards are internationally
benchmarked. Common standards will help
ensure our students are globally competitive.”
Source: www.achieve.org
35.
36. “Expectations are standardized and
consistent for all students and not dependent
on a student’s zip code.”
Source: www.achieve.org
37. “Standards are focused, coherent, and clear.
Clearer standards help students (and parents
and teachers) understand what is expected
of them.”
Source: www.achieve.org
38. “Standards create a foundation to work
collaboratively across states and districts,
pooling resources and expertise, to create
curricular tools, professional development,
common assessments and other materials.”
Source: www.achieve.org
54. Standards for
Mathematical Practice
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving
them.
2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the
reasoning of others.
4. Model with mathematics.
55. Standards for
Mathematical Practice
5. Use appropriate tools strategically.
6. Attend to precision.
7. Look for and make use of structure.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated
reasoning
95. “...we're in the midst of
a literacy revolution
the likes of which we
haven't seen since
Greek civilization,"
--Prof. Andrea Lunsford, Stanford University
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