The Center for American Progress believes that this is the biggest education reform in decades. If done well, it will lead to dramatic improvements in educational opportunities.

Fact sheets on states implementing the Common Core.

The Common Core helps address inequity in education by ensuring all students are taught to the same high standards and held to the same rigorous expectations.

Jeffrey Brown talks to Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute and Carmel Martin of the Center for American Progress about the backlash behind the standards, and the debate that lies ahead.

Although no state has implemented the standards perfectly, there are many examples of best practices to help states course correct where needed without compromising the integrity of the Common Core or the benefits it will have for students. Building on these best practices, CAP recommends that states and districts focus their efforts on nine critical steps required to effectively translate standards into high-quality instruction.

Despite the keenness for the CCSS and forthcoming tests, there are a number of likely challenges to the new standards and assessment systems. The purpose of this report is to outline some of these key challenges and offer suggestions for state and federal policymakers to mitigate them.

Petrilli explains the role of the Common Core Standards in overall U.S. education policy and the ongoing debate over the adoption of the standards in states.

A debate on the Common Core.

Rather than fight Common Core, those on the right should declare victory.

If you want to understand why supporters of the Common Core are frustrated—OK, exasperated—by some of our opponents’ seemingly unlimited willingness to engage in dishonest debate, consider this latest episode.

One of the great misconceptions in education is that the reform movement is monolithic.

Common Core will not lead to a national curriculum. Local control is alive and well, as it should be. But that’s not to say anything goes in the Common Core era or that changes to teaching and learning aren’t needed.

Debunking half-truths and misinformation.