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

Author/creator Schneider, Mercedes K.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2015]
Descriptionxv, 245 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Common Core State Standards (Education)
Education--Standards. --United States.
Education and state--United States.
Business and education--United States.

Contents Introduction : The quandary of who owns America's schools -- Gradually leaving education behind : No Child Left Behind and its predecessors -- Achieve and its "common core of standards" master plan : part one -- Achieve and its "common core of standards" master plan : part two -- Playing in the Achieve sandbox : Education Trust and Fordham Institute -- The "state-led" lock-in : the Common Core memorandum of understanding -- The invisible architects and visible PR machine : student achievement partners -- America, "stay the course" (don't remove that noose) : the Common Core surveys -- NGA and CCSSO : legal owners of Common Core -- Bill Gates likes the idea -- Arne wants in : Common Core and the race to the top -- Those "powerful market forces" : Pearson wins -- Conclusion : So what have we learned here? -- Glossary of key individuals, organizations, and terms.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2015003323
ISBN9780807756492 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807756490 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780807756508 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0807756504 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB3060.83 .S357 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold