Stats That Stick: July 5, 2012

It’s your weekly favor! Stats That Stick! Just like “Call Me Maybe,” we just can’t seem to get these out of our heads this week. Have any stats that you’ve seen and just can’t get unstuck? Leave them for us in the comments.

Percent of registered voters who said they know nothing about the Common Core State Standards: 60%.
A recent poll conducted by the education nonprofit Achieve found that public awareness of the Common Core State Standards, which will affect 42 million K-12 students and 2.7 million teachers, is severely lacking. U.S. News and World Report has the story.