By Ryan McCarthy

New school standards called Common Core – the subject of a Vacaville town hall Wednesday night – require a significant boost in spending to train teachers and administrators, says a consultant with a Fairfield-based firm.

“You can’t make major changes without supporting the people who are making the changes,” said Nancy Peterson of Total School Solutions. “It is necessary to spend some money to do this.”

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