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=Common Core Learning Standards=

=The Common Core State Standards are **__fewer, clearer and higher__** than most state standards, and include:= = = =But how do the CCSS compare to the NYS standards? See below for some key differences between the current NYS Standards and Common Core State Standards.= [|Key Points]
 * =rigorous content=
 * =application of knowledge=
 * =higher order skills.=
 * = Common Core Standards = ||  ||
 * * =Standards increase in complexity from K-12, helping to articulate what students need to know and be able to do along this trajectory and assist with differentiation=
 * =Literacy-building as a shared responsibility for all content area teachers=
 * =Emphasis on teaching reading of informational text=
 * =Emphasis on steadily increasing students' ability to understand more and more complex text over time=
 * =Integration of research skills across standards and grades=
 * =Emphasis on writing to argue, inform, and explain in the upper grades to prepare students for college-level writing= ||  ||