Common Core
Clip: 10/15/2012 | 9m 34s
Elizabeth Brackett reports how new academic standards will affect Chicago schools.
It's an unprecedented nationwide effort to raise the achievement bar for all students. Illinois has joined 45 other states in adopting rigorous, new academic standards for students in grades K-12. Elizabeth Brackett reports on what that means for Chicago schools.
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Common Core
Clip: 10/15/2012 | 9m 34s
It's an unprecedented nationwide effort to raise the achievement bar for all students. Illinois has joined 45 other states in adopting rigorous, new academic standards for students in grades K-12. Elizabeth Brackett reports on what that means for Chicago schools.
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