{"product_id":"something-in-common-robert-rothman-9781612501079","title":"Something in Common: The Common Core Standards and the Next Chapter in American Education","description":"Something in Common is the first book to provide a detailed look at the groundbreaking Common Core State Standards and their potential to transform American education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book tells the story of the unfolding political drama around the making of the Common Core State Standards for math and English language arts, which were adopted by 43 states and the District of Columbia over a six-month period in 2010, after decades of similar proposals had gone down in flames. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a senior fellow at the major organization promoting the Common Core standards, education writer Bob Rothman gives the reader a bird's eye view of this unfolding drama and brings the major players to life with lively anecdotes and behind-the-scenes details. He describes the developments leading up to the historic agreement and compares them to earlier efforts. He also explains the content of the standards in depth, describes steps being taken to implement them, and examines how the assessment consortia plan to measure student performance against the new standards. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book is a must-have reference work for researchers, practitioners, school leaders, policy makers, and others interested in contemporary education policy and reform.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Rothman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612501079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612501079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Robert Rothman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939167731967,"sku":"9781612501079","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_07b8ce15-1ff4-421b-9973-268ad53e5523.jpg?v=1681439896","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/something-in-common-robert-rothman-9781612501079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}