Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Students in L.A. Unified have been back in school for just over a week now, and they're probably starting to see some changes in the classroom as schools implement new curriculum standards.
Forty-five states, including California, have adopted new education guidelines known as Common Core. But a recent poll by Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup shows that most Americans aren't familiar with these new standards.
KPCC's education editor Evelyn Larrubia joins the show for a primer on what Common Core is and how it affects L.A. schools.