<h2><a href="http://www.kuow.org/post/new-washington-k-12-standards-prove-challenging-students-and-teachers" target="_blank" title="New Washington K-12 Standards Prove Challenging For Students – And Teachers" style="font-size: 10px;">Read the origional post at KUOW.org</a></h2>
<p>This fall, some classes may get harder for public school students — and teachers — across Washington. That's when many districts will roll out new, more rigorous language arts and math standards, known as the Common Core. Washington is one of 45 states that have adopted the same set of K-12 standards.</p>
