?[The National Standards are] a beginning point for us all to be on the same page in education.''
?Dotti Love Wade, Member of the D.C. State Board of Education
?D.C. Board of Education Adopts National ?Common Core' Standards for Schools,? Washington Post
40.5
The percentage of young adults in the United States who have postsecondary degrees.
?U.S. Goes from Leading to Lagging in Young College Graduates,? Washington Post