Higher Ed Group Launches to Support Common Core

More than 200 college and university leaders on Tuesday announced the creation of a new group -- Higher Ed for Higher Standards -- that will work to support the Common Core State Standards. Supporters argue that the standards -- now facing criticism from both the right and the left -- will help many more students arrive in college prepared for college-level work. Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York led the effort to create the new group.