English Professor Karen Swallow Prior writes in The Atlantic that the Common Core State Standards in reading "empower students to read, and to read well, the very foundation of success for college, career, and life." Read the article... [1]
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[1] http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/04/why-i-support-the-common-core-reading-standards/275265/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQARgAIAAoATAAOABAqpThiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=SIey6EKzNXM&usg=AFQjCNGlWBYvhS1umv4_XyKjhP7keLJ_xg