by Cory Turner

Almost all the states and Washington, D.C., are grappling with a big challenge as the new school year nears: getting teachers up to speed on the Common Core, a sweeping set of new education standards for English language arts and math.

The Common Core will soon apply to most of America’s students from kindergarten through high school. The policymakers behind the Core know that it could fail if they don’t help teachers make the change. So this summer, the state of Maryland has been hosting what it calls “academies” to do just that.

via Teachers Hit The Books To Master New Education Standards : NPR.