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The Common Core License: Open for NGA and CCSSO Alteration | deutsch29

The Common Core License: Open for NGA and CCSSO Alteration | deutsch29:



The Common Core License: Open for NGA and CCSSO Alteration

April 2, 2014



The so-called Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are being billed as “Preparing America’s Students for Success“; as “important for your child”; indeed, as The American Education Solution:
The Common Core is a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics and English language arts/literacy (ELA). These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade. The standards were created to ensure that all students graduate from high school with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in college, career, and life, regardless of where they live. [Emphasis added.]
What if CCSS doesn’t work?
Who is responsible?
Not the copyright holders, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
Yes, these two groups formally get the credit for owning CCSS. Indeed, they insistupon it:
NGA Center/CCSSO shall be acknowledged as the sole owners and developers of the Common Core State Standards, and no claims to the contrary shall be  The Common Core License: Open for NGA and CCSSO Alteration | deutsch29: