Under the Common Core State Standards in mathematics ... The standards, shown here by grade, have been edited for length and clarity.

Today’s guest blog is written by Larry Ainsworth, author of Prioritizing the Common Core: Identifying Specific ... of each and every standard in a grade level or course within a limited number ...

Undergirding the Common Core State Standards is an assumption: If we can get all students performing at grade level, then – voila! – high school graduates become college- and career-ready.