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 * The State Board of Education voted 6-0 on July 29, 2010 to adopt the Common Core State Standards as part of the Iowa Core.**


 * The Common Core standards are: **
 * Aligned with expectations for college and career success;
 * Built upon strengths and lessons of current state standards and standards of top-performing nations;
 * Informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society; and
 * Evidence- and research-based.


 * For more information on: **
 * the Iowa Core/Common Core Alignment Study, [|click here].
 * the Common Core State Standards Initiative, click here.
 * [[image:http://educateiowa.gov/components/com_docman/themes/mjaztools_blogtheme/images/icons/16x16/pdf.png caption="icon" link="http://educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=9935&Itemid=1507"]][|Common Core State Standards and Iowa Fact Sheet]

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