Sep 6 3:02 PM

What are the Common Core State Standards?

Teacher Jennifer Kirmes talks with students (File Photo/PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)
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Last night on The Stream, we discussed the debate surrounding the Common Core State Standards, a set of new K-12 academic guidelines approved by 45 states and the District of Columbia. During the show, some of our viewers asked us to share examples of the actual standards.

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