Foreword Introduction Part I: Leading Standards Implementation in Schools and Systems Section Intro James Spillane Chapter 1: Engaging with Standards-Jonathan Supovitz Chapter 2:The Infrastructure and Conceptual Challenges of the Common Core Curriculum State Standards: English Language Arts As A Case-Carol Lee Chapter 3: Implementing the Common Core: How Individuals, Organizational Resources, and Instructional Practice Matter-John Diamond Chapter 4: School-Subject Variation in Educational Infrastructures: A Cautionary Implementation Tale-James Spillane, Megan Hopkins Part II: Leading Standards Implementation in Classrooms Section Intro-Jonathan Supovitz Chapter 5: Rewriting Myths about Curriculum Materials and Content Standards in Mathematics-Janine Remillard Chapter 6: Overcoming the Challenges of Choosing Curriculum Materials: A Systematic Approach to Evaluating Common Core Alignment-Morgan Polikoff Chapter 7: Fulfilling the Promise of Rigor for All-Emily Hodge Chapter 8: Common Core in Uncommon Schools: Tools for Teacher Cohesion?-Bruce Fuller Chapter 9: Collaborative Professional Development To Create Cognitively Demanding Tasks in English Language Arts-Vivian Mihalakis, Anthony Petrosky Part III: Building System Capacity through Relationships Section Intro-James Spillane Chapter 10: Connections, Coherence, and Common Understanding in the Common Core-Thomas Hatch Chapter 11: Intelligently Partnering for Common Core Implementation-Donald Peurach Chapter 12: Contracting for Digital Education in the Common Core Era-Patricia Burch, Andrew L. LaFave, Annalee Good Part IV: Navigating Politics Section Intro Chapter 13: Differences in Common: A Brief History of American Educational Standards-David Gamson Chapter 14: Core Confusion: A Practitioner's Guide to Understanding Its Complicated Politics-Patrick McGuinn Chapter 15: Implementation Politics and the Common Core-Katie McDermott Chapter 16: A Window of Opportunity: The Politics and Policies of Common Core Implementation in California-Jennifer O'Day