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U Winter-Spring 2014 Th e Sp e c i a l e Dg e: the Common Core State StandardS page 1 tA commitment to eliminating inequality is one of the principal rationales driving the California Common Core State Standards (CCSS), according to David Coleman, a writer of the new standards and founder of Student Achievement Partners. As part of this commitment, students with disabilities . . . must be challenged to excel within the general curriculum and be prepared for success in their post-school lives, including college and/or careers. 1 The standards and their promise of equity have created a great deal of excitement in some quarters and concern about the degree of necessary change in , according to Barbara Murchison, Administrator of the California Department of Education s Common Core Systems Implementation Office, there is a great deal about the state s standards and the system of education that remains familiar.

u Winter-Spring 2014 The Special eDge: the Common Core State StandardS page 3 t Aren’t the Common Core standards great for kids with disabilities? Aren’t the Common Core standards inaccessible?

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