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Learning on computers. Teachers explained that California's version of the Common Core includes cursive. "Most parents walked away from that meeting feeling pretty good about the standards," Haag says. When it comes to informing parents about the Common Core, Alaimo and Fiori say it helps to be as transparent a s p o s s i b l e , o f f e r r e a l - l i f e ex a m p l e s a n d c o m p a re h ow s o m e t h i n g wo u l d b e t a u g h t under the old standards and under the new ones. A n d i t m i g h t b e h e l p - f u l t o t e l l p a re n t s a b o u t t h e resources offered by the Cal- ifornia State PTA. "The PTA supports the new standards because we believe they provide a road map for student learning and help ensure that our students have the knowledge and skills they need to engage in complex work and learning environments," says President Colleen A.R. You. "We believe the new standards help define not just for our kids, but for our parents, what students should take away from schooling so they can be prepared for college and careers. The Common Core State Standards set high expectations for students, and we believe they represent powerful and positive reform in our educational system." She encourages teachers to have meaningful conversations with parents about CCSS at back to school nights, parent conferences and open houses, and to steer parents to the California PTA website, www.capta.org, which has broken down standards in easy-to-understand language accord- ing to grade level. "I had read some negative press. I wanted to know what was really going on. My biggest question was what the Common Core would look like in my daughter's classroom." – Parent Johanna Haag 49 www.cta.org M AY 2 0 1 4 why this should be the only credit card you reach for Earn more cash back for the things you buy most at the places you shop the most with the CTA Cash Rewards Visa Signature® credit card. Grocery and gas bonus rewards apply to the first $1,500 in combined purchases in these categories each quarter.* For more information about the rates, fees, other costs and benefits associated with the use of the credit card, call the toll-free number above or visit neamb.com. * The 2% cash back on grocery purchases and 3% cash back on gas purchases applies to the first $1,500 in combined purchases in these categories each quarter. After that, the base 1% earn rate applies to those purchases. ** You will qualify for $100 bonus cash rewards if you use your new credit card account to make any combination of Purchase, Balance Transfer or Cash Advance transactions totaling at least $500 (exclusive of any transaction fees, returns and adjustments) that post to your account within 90 days of the account open date. Limit one (1) bonus cash rewards offer per new account. This one-time promotion is limited to new customers opening an account in response to this offer. Other advertised promotional bonus cash rewards offers can vary from this promotion and may not be substituted. Allow 8-12 weeks from qualifying for the bonus cash rewards to post to your rewards balance. The value of this reward may constitute taxable income to you. Bank of America may issue an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 (or other appropriate form) to you that reflects the value of such reward. Please consult your tax advisor, as neither Bank of America, its affiliates, nor their employees provide tax advice. This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A. Visa and Visa Signature are registered trademarks of Visa International Service Association, and are used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks o f Bank of America Corporation. ©2013 Bank of America Corporation MB1013-SEV-AD-CTA Learn more and apply today! Call 1.866.867.6323 mention priority code VABXLA 7 Reasons 1% cash back everywhere, every time 2% cash back at grocery stores* 3% cash back on gas* + $100 cash rewards bonus offer if you make at least $500 in transactions in the first 90 days** and more great features! Educator 05 May 2014 v1.6 int.indd 49 5/16/14 3:22 PM