Common-Standards Implementation Slow Going, Study Finds

Barely half the school districts in states that have adopted the common standards are taking essential steps to implement them, and most cite inadequate state guidance as a major problem in moving forward, a new study finds.

Districts are also deeply divided about how rigorous the new standards are and how much they demand new curricula and instructional strategies, according to the survey Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader released today by the Center on Education Policy .

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