Robert Rothman has written extensively on standards and assessments. He is a senior fellow at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the author of Something in Common: The Common Core Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education (Harvard Education Press).

• CONTENTSPreface viiThe Common Core State Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education 1Less Is More: Focus, Focus, Focus 15Achieving Coherence 29An End to the Math Wars 41Covering All the Bases: Mathematical Practices 55Just the Facts 67Prove It 79Up the Staircase: Text Complexity 93Elevating Discussion 107A Role for Everyone 121The Road Ahead: Implementing the Common Core State Standards 133AppendixResources on the Common Core State Standards 149Notes 151Acknowledgments 161About the Author 163Index 165

Robert Rothman has written extensively on standards and assessments. He is a senior fellow at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the author of Something in Common: The Common Core Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education (Harvard Education Press).

• CONTENTSPreface viiThe Common Core State Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education 1Less Is More: Focus, Focus, Focus 15Achieving Coherence 29An End to the Math Wars 41Covering All the Bases: Mathematical Practices 55Just the Facts 67Prove It 79Up the Staircase: Text Complexity 93Elevating Discussion 107A Role for Everyone 121The Road Ahead: Implementing the Common Core State Standards 133AppendixResources on the Common Core State Standards 149Notes 151Acknowledgments 161About the Author 163Index 165

Robert Rothman has written extensively on standards and assessments. He is a senior fellow at the Alliance for Excellent Education and the author of Something in Common: The Common Core Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education (Harvard Education Press).

• CONTENTSPreface viiThe Common Core State Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education 1Less Is More: Focus, Focus, Focus 15Achieving Coherence 29An End to the Math Wars 41Covering All the Bases: Mathematical Practices 55Just the Facts 67Prove It 79Up the Staircase: Text Complexity 93Elevating Discussion 107A Role for Everyone 121The Road Ahead: Implementing the Common Core State Standards 133AppendixResources on the Common Core State Standards 149Notes 151Acknowledgments 161About the Author 163Index 165