For over a year now, teachers and other educators like you have been working hard to develop curricula that will bring the Common Core State Standards to life in your classrooms.

Yet, even as you have been steeped in preparing for its introduction, research indicates that the vast majority of parents have heard nothing about the Common Core. The good news is that those who are well informed also overwhelmingly support the transition.

As the primary source of information for most families about their children's education, the resources offered below are meant to help you explain the new standards. Educator-specific talking points, sharable materials describing the Common Core, and examples of lessons should all help clarify the Core for parents.

The Hunt Institute describes the rationale for Common Core Standards and how the standards were developed.

This video by the Council of the Great City Schools explains how the Common Core will help students achieve at high levels and help them learn what they need to know to get to graduation and beyond.

Visit English and math classrooms that have already begun to adapt to the new Common Core standards. See what changes teachers are making in their practice to adapt to the new standards.