Classnotes Podcast (December 11, 2012) In many states across the country, school districts began implementing the Common Core State Standards developed through the work of the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers. With the goal of creating consistent standards for preparing students for college and tomorrow’s workplace, the initiative holds great promise. However, there are some critical elements that have not been addressed sufficiently.The nation’s network of equity assistance centers are in the process of outlining several civil rights concerns with the Common Core State Standards and their implementation. Bradley Scott, Ph.D., director of the IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity, gives you a preview of those concerns, including lack of support for English language learners and low performing students. Bradley is interviewed by Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., an IDRA senior education associate.Show length: Send comments to [email protected]Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesCommon Core State Standards Initiativehttp://www.corestandards.org/Common Core: Now What? Educational Leadership magazine by ASCD, December 2012/January 2013 | Volume 70 | Number 4http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership.aspxCouncil for Chief State School Officershttp://www.ccsso.org/National Governors Associationhttp://www.nga.org/cms/home.htmlIDRA South Central Collaborative for Equityhttp://www.idra.org/South_Central_Collaborative_for_Equity/Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Educationhttp://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html?src=rtCourage to Connect: A Quality Schools Action Framework Edited by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and Christie L. Goodman, APRhttp://www.idra.org/change-model/college-bound-determined/Your feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post A Civil Rights Look at the Common Core – Podcast Episode 117 appeared first on IDRA.