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[quote=Anonymous]From what I understand (as an involved parent who's spent some time grappling with this on the LSAT), the problem is that DCPS only recently agreed on what's to be learned at each grade level. It now has "common cores standards", which define very well what's to be learned at each grade level. However, the School Board, which still tends to such matters as text books, has failed to think ahead and order new textbooks that better align with the new common core standards to replace Everyday Math. So schools are still sitting on tons of those textbooks (probably for the benefit of some pork barrel deal that some senator found useful to foster a publisher in is home state). Resourceful and well assisted teachers craft their own materials drawing informally from various textbooks and with the help of instructional coaches. Many PTAs pay for textbooks and are thus left holding the bag for the DC School Board's lack of foresight. So we should all get on our School Board members' back to remedy this situation.[/quote]

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