'Kindergarten Ready' Needs to Be the New 'College and Career Ready'

By Elanna S. Yalow

We stand on the verge of a revolution in American education. For the first time, a majority of states have adopted common-core standards for K-12 students in English language arts and mathematics—a powerful acknowledgment that collaboration is vital to the success of our students. Yet while this collective effort to close achievement gaps and raise the bar for school performance creates a critical opportunity to enhance U.S. competitiveness and unlock opportunities for the next generation of Americans, K-12 standards simply do...