Educators need to prepare how they will respond when the community, parents, and students ask, "What exactly is Common Core?" Libby Nelson has condensed the most important questions about Common Core into easy-to-read explanations in her "Everything You Need to Know About Common Core."
You can read all of the cards at:Card #2
Who created the Common Core?
Two nonprofit groups led the effort to write the new
standards, and others contributed. One, the Council of Chief State School
Officers, represents the top K-12 education officials from all US states and
territories. The other is the National Governors Association. Achieve, a
nonprofit education reform group, also helped. The groups brought in the two
major teachers' unions, the National Education Association and the American
Federation of Teachers, as well as other national organizations that represent
teachers of math and English.
Writing the standards took about 18 months, beginning with a
report from the three main groups involved in late 2008. A draft was released
for public comment, and a committee of experts also provided comments. The
standards were finalized in June 2010 with a report explaining the groups'
reasoning.
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