The year-round Clayton County charter school is one of the first in the state teaching the much-anticipated "Common Core" standards, a new academic road map designed to ensure Georgia students are ready for college and on pace with other states. Forty-five states have adopted the changes to math and language arts, which will have Georgia teachers introducing concepts such as multiplying large numbers and understanding the role of adverbs in earlier grades.
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