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Henderson, Michael B.; Howell, William G.; Peterson, Paul E. – Education Next, 2014
The Common Core State Standards initiative (CCSS) seeks to "provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn" at various grade levels. For some education observers, CCSS will finally clarify for students, parents, and educators what students need to know and be able to do if they are to be prepared for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Change, State Standards, Academic Standards
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Russo, Alexander – Education Next, 2014
When former U.S. congressman and Obama administration chief of staff Rahm Emanuel marched triumphantly into the Chicago mayor's office in 2011, he promised to revamp Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in ways that had barely been contemplated in 16 years of mayoral control over the city's sprawling public-school system. This article discusses and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Educational Resources, Educational Finance