Common Core: What Parents Should Know

August 20, 2014

LIke it or not, the controversial educational standard called Common Core is a fact of life for parents of school-aged children in 43 states, the District of Columbia, and 4 U.S. territories. And yet an April poll by Gallup found that 37 percent of public school parents had never even heard of Common Core, reported Today, which also said 35 percent of parents…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.