Articles from Sullivan School Newsletters
From the January 2013: We Are SMS Newsletter
From the August 2013: We are Sullivan! Newsletter
From the September 2013: We are Sullivan! Newsletter (link from September 2013 Article)
Additional Resources
Illinois State Board of Education: Hot Topics from ISBE
CNN's School of Thought Article: Common Core has no better alternative
Other resources on the New IL Learning Standards
http://commoncoreil.org/resources/
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/assessment/pdfs/parcc/parcc-pta-guide-0214.pdf
http://www.pta.org/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2909
http://educationnorthwest.org/sites/default/files/resources/common-core-brief-parents.pdf
http://www.pta.org/parents/content.cfm?ItemNumber=2583&navItemNumber=3363