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<p>The Atlantic</p>
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<p>How Much Tougher Is Common Core?</p>
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<p>In an early glimpse of how much tougher state tests could be in the Common Core era, a new federal report released in July shows that early adopters of the controversial standards are assessing their students using far higher bars of difficulty.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/common-core-challenging-students-more/398132/?google_editors_picks=true">http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/common-core-challenging-students-more/398132/?google_editors_picks=true</a></p>
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