Achieve Inc Releases "Action Briefs" To Help Educators Implement Common Core

The eSchool News (1/9) reports that the nonprofit Achieve Inc. has released a "series of action briefs...intended to help elementary school principals, secondary school principals, and school counselors implement the Common Core State Standards." The article quotes Achieve director of content and instructional supports Doug Sovde saying, "The action briefs [give] school leaders a deeper understanding of the [Common Core State Standards] and spell out the leaders' critical role in implementation. Based on feedback from school leaders who expressed a need for more guidance, the action briefs outline strategies and techniques that can be used … by school leaders to prepare their schools, teachers, and students for the standards and upcoming new assessments."