Poll: Standards Implementation Lags in Districts. (cover story)

COMMON Core State Standards; SCHOOL superintendents; TEACHER development; SCHOOL superintendent attitudes; CURRICULUM planning; CURRICULUM implementation

The article reports the findings of a poll by the Center of Education Policy of U.S. school district superintendents that found many districts are still not prepared to implement the Common Core State Standards. Topics discussed include the teacher development that is still necessary for implementation, the rising support among superintendents for the standards, and the remaining need to develop curricula aligned with the standards.