This is the first year that math and English Common Core standards are being taught in Washington classrooms. Schools are reaching out to parents and community groups, asking them to find out more about the standards so they can help ease students' transitions.
By CHRIS THOMAS
Washington News Service
SPOKANE - More More than a million children in Washington are back in school, and students, teachers and parents are all adjusting to the new Common Core learning standards for English and math.
Many districts and communities are working to ease the transition.
In the Spokane area, consultant Joanne Benham is organizing a series of Common Core meetings for parents through the group School's Out Washington program.
Benham says local colleges had noticed many freshmen needed remedial classes before they could even start college-level courses, and one of th...
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