It was developed by the states. The National Governors Association was the big driver.
Background
A report in 1983 came out saying American schools were mediocre and we we needed higher standards.
So states started writing standards.
Their own standards. But they weren't coordinated. So a 5th grader in Tennessee might be doing different work from a 5th grader in Texas.
And if you moved to a new state your kids might be behind or learning stuff they already learned. Lots of folks said we should standardize so kids are better prepare for college and for careers. It took decades but people finally started moving on this in the 2000s. The US had highest rate of higher educarion in the world. By 2007 we were 14th.
In 2008 a big report on benchmarks was released showing the US was 25th in the world in Math and 21st in Science. In 2009 a national.meeting occurred and they agreed to develop the Common Core.
In 2009, the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers coordinated the Common Core State Standards Initiative among the states. They were assisted by Achieve, Inc., a nonprofit entity created by governors and business leaders in 1996. The governor and chief state school officer of every state except Alaska and Texas signed a memorandum agreeing to participate in this historic effort to establish rigorous, common academic standards across the states.
All I need to know is this…. the money thrown at DOE has increased exponentially but the scores have plummeted and somebody is getting wealthy from it while we have a society of young adults that can’t count .87 in coins. This is no different than the number of childhood vaccines and the cost of “healthcare” increases. Meanwhile, childhood illness increases and health diminishes quicker than ever in history. I’m sure it’s all a coincidence.
Pearson did not develop it
For the sake of time, do we know who did? It was still a money laundering scheme that also caused our children to learn a ludicrous math system.
It had nothing to do with money laundering. Zero.
It was developed by the states. The National Governors Association was the big driver.
Background
A report in 1983 came out saying American schools were mediocre and we we needed higher standards.
So states started writing standards.
Their own standards. But they weren't coordinated. So a 5th grader in Tennessee might be doing different work from a 5th grader in Texas.
And if you moved to a new state your kids might be behind or learning stuff they already learned. Lots of folks said we should standardize so kids are better prepare for college and for careers. It took decades but people finally started moving on this in the 2000s. The US had highest rate of higher educarion in the world. By 2007 we were 14th.
In 2008 a big report on benchmarks was released showing the US was 25th in the world in Math and 21st in Science. In 2009 a national.meeting occurred and they agreed to develop the Common Core.
All I need to know is this…. the money thrown at DOE has increased exponentially but the scores have plummeted and somebody is getting wealthy from it while we have a society of young adults that can’t count .87 in coins. This is no different than the number of childhood vaccines and the cost of “healthcare” increases. Meanwhile, childhood illness increases and health diminishes quicker than ever in history. I’m sure it’s all a coincidence.