Now that 46 states in the country, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, have formally adopted the Common Core Standards, preparedness to understand and teach the standards is more critical than ever before. Pointing out the importance of teacher preparation, one school district official in Nevada said of his district, “Lyon County is actually pretty prepared to teach to the level of Common Core but we’ve got a lot more work to do in professional development and curriculum alignment. It’s ...


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