Common core dilemma-- : who owns our schools? / Mercedes K. Schneider ; foreword by Carol Corbett Burris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Mercedes K. (Mercedes Katherine)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Common Core State Standards (Education).

Education--Standards--United States.

Education.

Education--Standards.

United States.

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Business and education--United States.

Business and education.

Physical Description:

xv, 245 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2015]

Summary:

In her new book, bestselling author Mercedes Schneider provides little-known details about the history of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). She lifts the veil on the development of the Common Core, the individuals present in the back room, the push to copyright it so that test-makers could profit, and the urgency for governors to sign commitments before the standards were even completed. CCSS is publicized as being a state-led, teacher-developed approach guaranteed to ensure that all students are college- and career-ready. By the end of this eye-opening book, readers will come to understand the CCSS and its attendant assessments as something very different. Common Core Dilemma will appeal to readers across the political spectrum who want to better understand the role of corporations, nonprofits, big donors with strings attached, and the federal government in exercising control in our schools. It is essential reading for courses on education and government, and education and special interests. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Gradually Leaving Education Behind: No Child Left Behind and Its Predecessors 6

ESEA in 1965: Coleman Report in 1966 7

ESEA in 1994: The Improving America's Schools Act 9

Goals 2000 10

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) 14

2 Achieve and Its "Common Core of Standards" Master Plan-Part One 20

Achieve, Who's Your Daddy? Why, IBM CEO Louis Gerstner, Jr. 22

Achieve: Forget "Clearinghouse"; Let's Evaluate 24

3 Achieve and Its "Common Core of Standards" Master Plan-Part Two 32

1999: The Year of Achieve-Promoted, National Accountability 32

2001: NAEP Looks Nice, So We Done Good 35

American Diploma Project 35

2008: ADP Expands into CCSS 41

4 Playing in the Achieve Sandbox: Education Trust and Fordham Institute 46

Kati Haycock and Her Education Trust 46

Fordham Foundation/Institute 56

5 The "State-Led" Lock-In: The Common Core Memorandum of Understanding 68

MOU Title and Purpose 72

MOU Background 73

MOU Benefits to the States 74

MOU Process and Structure 76

6 The Invisible Architects and Visible PR Machine: Student Achievement Partners 95

Jason Zimba (and Coleman Intertwined) 98

David Coleman, CCSS "Architect" 103

Susan Pimentel 108

7 America, "Stay the Course" (Don't Remove That Noose): The Common Core Surveys 114

American Federation of Teachers (AFT)/Hart CCSS Survey 116

National Education Association (NEA) CCSS Survey 117

Stand for Children (SFC) Louisiana CCSS Survey 118

Gates/Scholastic CCSS Survey "Early Release" 121

National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) CCSS Survey(s) 124

CCSS: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered 126

8 NGA and CCSSO: Leal Owners of Common Core 128

Defining Key Terms 131

NCTM and NCTE 132

CCSS Public License 133

NGA and CCSSO: Serving Themselves and Profit-Driven Companies 138

9 Bill Gates Likes the Idea 140

10 Arne Wants In: Common Core and Race to the Top 160

11 Those "Powerful Market Forces": Pearson Wins 175

A Century and a Half of Pearson 176

The Pearson-Common Core Engagement 178

Pearson: "We're Big, So Quality Becomes Irrelevant" 179

Pearson and Common Core: Indispensability Is the Key 183

Pearson: Tailor-Made for Those Powerful Market Forces 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807756492

0807756490

9780807756508

0807756504

OCLC:

904183213