Thomas B. Fordham Institute – Kathleen Porter-Magee
“…the real story is how teachers and leaders…are changing their daily practice in light of the content and rigor demands of the CCSS…Out of sight but hard at work, leaders of the “No Excuses” schools are taking the adoption of the Common Core as a challenge to refocus their reading instruction in ways that will help their students make greater gains in reading and writing than they have historically been able to do.”(more)