September 15 * A new Salon.com article highlights Common Core's upcoming study on curriculum narrowing and quotes Executive Director Lynne Munson: "We were surprised at the extremity of the narrowing indicated by the teachers who took our survey." July 22 * Common Core releases new, second edition of its popular Curriculum Maps in English Language Arts.
"It will be challenging but also exciting, as [Common Core and PARCC have] implications for improving our curriculum, our assessments, and how we design and deliver them." "I support PARCC because it is necessary for our students to be college and career ready.
