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Research Report: Common Core

By Caralee J. Adams — September 24, 2013 1 min read
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Most states report that the K-12 and higher education sectors are working together to implement the Common Core State Standards, a survey of state education officials finds.

But it’s not been easy.

Of state K-12 officials in the 40 states that responded to a survey by the Center on Education Policy, those in 35 states reported facing major or minor challenges in collaborating with higher education.

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A version of this article appeared in the September 25, 2013 edition of Education Week as Common Core

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