Who Wrote the Common Core?
I have copied the names of the people involved in writing, giving feedback and validating the Common Core Math Standards released by the non-profit, DC based Achieve, who developed them and is leading the new PARCC consortium to create a student test which will replace IStep.
There is not ONE person from Indiana. I am not sure how the Indiana State Board of Education keeps repeating the same lies about Indiana’s lead in developing the standards. This was not state-led, just look at the list.
Mathematics Working Group:
Beth Aune
Director of Academic Standards and P-16 Initiatives
Minnesota Department of Education
Deborah Loewenberg Ball
Dean, School of Education
University of Michigan
Nancy Beben
Director, Curriculum Standards
Louisiana Department of Education
Sybilla Beckmann
Professor of Mathematics
University of Georgia
Stacey Caruso-Sharpe
Mathematics Teacher, Lynch Literacy Academy
Board of Directors, New York State United Teachers
Vice President, American Federation of Teachers
Diana Ceja
Teacher on Assignment
Garey High School
Pomona, California
Marta Civil
Professor
The University of Arizona
Douglas H. Clements
SUNY Distinguished Professor
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
Department of Learning and Instruction, Graduate School of Education
Thomas Coy
Public School Program Advisor
Arkansas Department of Education
Phil Daro (Writer)
America’s Choice
Strategic Education Research Partnerships
Ellen Delaney
Associate Principal
Spring Lake Park High School
Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
Susan Eddins
Faculty Emerita, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Educational Consultant
Wade Ellis
Mathematics Instructor, Retired
West Valley College
Francis (Skip) Fennell
Professor, Education Department
McDaniel College
Past-President, NCTM
Bradford R. Findell
Mathematics Initiatives Administrator
Ohio Department of Education
Sol Garfunkel
Executive Director
COMAP, the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications
Dewey Gottlieb
Education Specialist for Mathematics
Hawaii Department of Education
Lawrence Gray
Professor of Mathematics
University of Minnesota
Kenneth I. Gross
Professor of Mathematics and Education
University of Vermont
Denny Gulick
Professor of Mathematics
University of Maryland
Roger Howe
Wm. Kenan Jr. Professor of Mathematics
Yale University
Deborah Hughes Hallett
Professor of Mathematics
University of Arizona
Adjunct Professor of Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School
Linda Kaniecki
Mathematics Specialist
Maryland State Department of Education
Mary Knuck
Deputy Associate Superintendent
Standards-Based Best Practices
Arizona Department of Education
Barbara J. Libby
STEM Director
Office for Mathematics, Science and Technology/Engineering
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
James Madden
Professor of Mathematics
Louisiana State University
Bernard L. Madison
Professor of Mathematics
University of Arkansas
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William McCallum (Writer and Project Lead, Mathematics)
Head, Department of Mathematics
The University of Arizona
Senior Consultant to Achieve
Ken Mullen
Senior Mathematics Program Development Associate
ACT
Chuck Pack
National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT)
Mathematics Department Chair
Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator
Tahlequah Public Schools District
Board of Directors, Oklahoma Education Association
Becky Pittard
National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT)
Pine Trail Elementary School
Volusia County Schools, Florida
Barbara J. Reys
Lois Knowles Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education
University of Missouri – Columbia
Katherine Richard
Associate Director, Mathematics Programs
Lesley University
Deb Romanek
Director, Mathematics Education
Nebraska Department of Education
Bernadette Sandruck
Professor & Division Chair
Mathematics
Howard Community College
Columbia, Maryland
Richard Scheaffer
Professor Emeritus
University of Florida
Andrew Schwartz
Assessment Manager
Research & Development
The College Board
Rick Scott
P-20 Policy and Programs
New Mexico Department of Higher Education
Carolyn Sessions
Standards and Curriculum Projects Coordinator
Louisiana Department of Education
Laura McGiffert Slover
Vice President, Content and Policy Research
Achieve
Douglas Sovde
Senior Associate, Mathematics
Achieve
Sharyn Sweeney
Mathematics Standards and Curriculum Coordinator
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Mary Jane Tappen
Deputy Chancellor for Curriculum, Instruction and Student Services
Florida Department of Education
Mark Thames
Assistant Research Scientist
School of Education
University Michigan
Patrick Thompson
Professor of Mathematics Education
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Arizona State University
Donna Watts
Coordinator for Mathematics and STEM Initiatives
Maryland State Department of Education
Kerri White
Executive Director of High School Reform
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Vern Williams
Mathematics Teacher
H.W. Longfellow Middle School
Fairfax County, Virginia
Hung-Hsi Wu
Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
Department of Mathematics
University of California- Berkeley
Susan Wygant
Mathematics Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education
Jason Zimba (Writer)
Faculty Member
Mathematics and Physics
Bennington College
Co-founder, Student Achievement Partners
Mathematics Feedback Group
Richard Askey
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Hyman Bass
Samuel Eilenberg Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and
Mathematics Education
University of Michigan
Elaine Carman
Middle School Math Instructional Specialist
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement
New York City Department of Education
Andrew Chen
President
EduTron Corporation
Miguel Cordero
Secondary Math Instructional Specialist
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement
New York City Department of Education
Linda Curtis-Bey
Past Director
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement
New York City Department of Education
John A. Dossey
Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics Emeritus
Illinois State University
Scott Eddins
Tennessee Mathematics Coordinator
President
Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM)
Lisa Emond
Elementary Math Instructional Specialist
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement
New York City Department of Education
Karen Fuson
Professor Emerita
Northwestern University
Sandra Jenoure
Early Childhood Math Instructional Specialist
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement
New York City Department of Education
Tammy Jones
Content Editor
Tennessee Standards Committee
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Suzanne Lane
Professor
Research Methodology Program
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
Fabio Milner
Director
Mathematics for STEM Education
School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Arizona State University
Jodie Olivo
5th Grade Teacher
Nathanael Greene Elementary School
Pawtucket School Department
North Providence, Rhode Island
Roxy Peck
Associate Dean and Professor of Statistics
College of Science and Mathematics
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
John Santangelo
New England Laborers’/Cranston Public Schools Construction Career
Academy,
American Federation of Teachers
Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals
Cranston Teachers’ Alliance
Wilfried Schmid
Professor of Mathematics
Harvard University
Ronald Schwarz
High School Math Instructional Specialist
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Office of Curriculum, Standards and Academic Engagement
New York City Department of Education
Matthew Ting
Mathematics Instructional Coach
Los Angeles Unified School District
Uri Treisman
Professor of Mathematics and of Public Affairs
Executive Director
Charles A. Dana Center
The University of Texas at Austin
W. Stephen Wilson
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics
Johns Hopkins University
Common Core State Standards Initiative Validation Committee
Bryan Albrecht
President
Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Arthur Applebee
Distinguished Professor
Center on English Learning & Achievement
School of Education
University at Albany, SUNY
Sarah Baird
2009 Arizona Teacher of the Year
K-5 Math Coach
Kyrene School District
Jere Confrey
Joseph D. Moore Distinguished University Professor
William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
College of Education
North Carolina State University
David T. Conley (Co-Chair)
Professor
College of Education
University of Oregon
CEO, Educational Policy Improvement Center
Linda Darling-Hammond
Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education
Stanford University
Alfinio Flores
Hollowell Professor of Mathematics Education
University of Delaware
Brian Gong (Co-Chair)
Executive Director
Center for Assessment
Kenji Hakuta
Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education
Stanford University
Kristin Buckstad Hamilton
Teacher
Battlefield Senior High School
National Education Association
Feng-Jui Hsieh
Associate Professor of the Mathematics Department
National Taiwan Normal University
Mary Ann Jordan
Teacher
New York City Department of Education
American Federation of Teachers
Jeremy Kilpatrick
Regents Professor of Mathematics Education
University of Georgia
Dr. Jill Martin
Principal
Pine Creek High School
Barry McGaw
Professor and Director of Melbourne Education Research Institute
University of Melbourne
Director for Education
OECD
James Milgram
Professor Emeritus
Stanford University
David Pearson
Professor and Dean
Graduate School of Education
University of California, Berkeley
Steve Pophal
Principal
DC Everest Junior High
Stanley Rabinowitz
Senior Program Director
Assessment and Standards Development Services
WestEd
Lauren Resnick
Distinguished University Professor
Psychology and Cognitive Science
Learning Sciences and Education Policy
University of Pittsburgh
Andreas Schleicher
Head, Indicators and Analysis Division
OECD Directorate for Education
William Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor
Michigan State University
Catherine Snow
Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Christopher Steinhauser
Superintendent of Schools
Long Beach Unified School District
Sandra Stotsky
Professor of Education Reform
21st Century Chair in Teacher Quality
University of Arkansas
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Dorothy Strickland
Samuel DeWitt Proctor Professor of Education, Emerita
Distinguished Research Fellow
National Institute for Early Education Research
Rutgers, The State University of NJ
Martha Thurlow
Director
National Center on Educational Outcomes
University of Minnesota
Norman Webb
Senior Research Scientist, Emeritus
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
University of Wisconsin
Dylan William
Deputy Director
Institute of Education
University of London
I’d like to know who is writing the Social Study standards? Can you find their names??
Heather
We have tried. They are not released to the public and are being done behind closed doors. They will eventually come out with a draft and the names will likely be released after the fact, as they did with English and Math. If it is currently released to the public, I have not seen it.
What Social Studies Standards?
AFAIK, there’s non-fiction social studies connections for Common Core ELA.
There’s also a social studies framework.
Any Common Core Social Studies is news to me–tell me more, please!
Have you seen the social studies framework that is not related to the ELA standards? I have not been able to review them or find them on a public site.
To answer your question of how Indiana is involved Tom Luna has said that individuals from Idiana and Florida, among others were at this gathering he has started talking about. I would love to see what information you have on this!
Supt Luna: I just wanted to start by letting you know my involvement in the standards. I became involved back in 2007 when a small group of state education chiefs met and discussed the need for higher academic standards across all states. We all faced the same challenge: while students did well in grades K-12, too many students were graduating our high schools unprepared for the rigors of postsecondary education or the workplace. We decided to work together, as states, to develop higher standards in the core areas of mathematics and English language arts. We agreed it had to be state-led and voluntary with no involvement from the federal government. This came to be known as the Common Core State Standards.
I do not see Tom Luna’s name on the official list of those who were involved in the process. This link will take you to the NGA’s own website who credits the official writing, feedback and validation teams for CC. http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/2010COMMONCOREK12TEAM.PDF
There was a push for national history standards in 1995 that went through Congress and was defeated 99-1. They learned that if you want to push national standards you can’t call them national or federal, don’t do it through Congress, and start with less controversial subjects like math and English. Achieve is the lead agency on the CC standards. While the NGA and CCSSo have official sounding names, neither has a grant of authority from the state and thus, can’t act as an agent of the state- not state led.
If I find more, I’ll post it.
This would be even before that happened.
Superintendent Luna stated that a few years ago, there was an impromptu discussion about common achievement standards among states. NCLB required state-standards, but they were only state-wide not nation-wide. The consensus was that this has to be a state-led effort, not a federal mandate; it would be voluntary for state participation; and there needs to be a focus on two subjects (Reading/Language Usage and Math). They decided it would be best if the NGA was involved. There was a meeting in Chicago, IL—41 states showed up. The expectation when the standards were developed was that they would be higher, fewer and clearer. If students met these standards upon graduation they would not need remedial classes or training when they got to college or the workforce. It is Superintendent Luna’s belief that 40 states have adopted these; 2 years ago Idaho signed an MOU, with the understanding that these standards are not mandatory.
The State Board of Education and colleges see these as college-ready standards, and businesses in Idaho have agreed that these are career-ready standards. Page 35
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http://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2011/standingcommittees/sedmin.pdfv
Superintendent Tom Luna of Idaho wrote: “This information is posted in our “Process” timeline online at http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/ICS/. I was at a meeting with other state chiefs as part of the Council of Chief State School Officers back in 2007 when we started the discussion. We kept it going and invited any other states who were interested in joining us in a state-led, voluntary effort to attend a meeting in April 2009. After that, we formed the Memorandum of Agreement among states to develop the standards, which is also posted on our website.”
Since 2007, NGA, CCSSO(Council of Chief State School Officers), and Achieve accepted more than $27 million from the Gates Foundation alone to advance the Standards and the connected data-collection and assessments.” http://www.c-span.org/Events/Education-Sec-Arne-Duncan-interviewed-by-Libby-Quaid-AP-and-Michele-McNeil-Education-Week/12961/ (accessed 4/22/2013)
Please see Joy Pullman’s article titled, Five People Wrote the “State-led” Common Core.
“While many people sat on these various committees, only one in sixty was a classroom teacher, according to teaching coach and blogger Anthony Cody. All of the standards writing and discussions were sealed by confidentiality agreements, and held in private. While Linn says six states sent intensive teacher and staff feedback, committee members weren’t sure what effect their advice had, said Mark Bauerlein, an Emory University professor who sat on a feedback committee.
“I have no idea how much influence committee members had on final product. Some of the things I advised made their way into the standards. Some of them didn’t. I’m not sure why or how,” he said. He said those who would know were the standards’ lead writers: David Coleman and Susan Pimentel in English, and Jason Zimba, Phil Daro, and William McCallum in math. Of these, only McCallum had previous experience writing standards.”
Just read it! All I can see is that the stories do not match. They just keep hammering away to prove thier innocence with words like “state-led,” “voluntary effort” and “not federally mandated.!” Makes me think of a famous line from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, Act III, Scene 2, “The lady doth protest too much, methinks”.
The first words out of a Common Core supporter’s mouth is that they are “state-led and voluntary.” It does get quite annoying. They rely on the low-information parent and superintendents to keep it going. There is so much evidence against them but they keep chugging along. No worries, the truth still matters in America. we just have to keep it up!
I’m late to this conversation but very interested in the new Common Core standards. If only five people (Coleman, Pimental, Zimba, Daro, McCallum) were responsible for writing the standards, who chose them for the task? Also and more importantly, what did the writers use to formulate all the grade level (K-12) standards? They certainly didn’t reinvent the standards wheel!
Very good questions and ones many have been trying to answer. While no individuals have been named as the official group that nominated these writers, it is conceivable they were chosen by Achieve, Inc., the non-profit group who was in charge of the standards. In the beginning of the process, these writers were kept confidential. Only after several months had gone by did they release their names. The discussions and deliberations of the writing groups was confidential. We can’t find out why certain standards were included or excluded. They all signed a confidentiality agreement with the owners of the copyright on the standards, which is the National Governors Association and the Chief Council of State School Officers. Because these are private trade associations, Sunshine Laws or Freedom of Information Acts don’t apply to them. The process of developing these standards did not follow civic procedures and that is a chief complaint among those opposing them. For more info see: http://whatiscommoncore.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/notre-dame-conference-address-of-dr-sandra-stotsky-common-cores-invalid-validation-committee/
According to their website, they looked at all the states’ standards, international standards and a list of research papers. Although, the standards writers have never mentioned which state or which international countries to which they are benchmarked.