The Alliance for Childhood, which has been trying to promote more play and less academic work for young children, suggests today that the new common core standards aren't good for  kindergarten. In a statement, the group said states that adopt the standards will be adding to the need for this age group to do hours of academic work, leaving less time for children to be creative and explore their interests. The group contends there is no research that proves young children will benefit from being given academic work at a young age.