The Common Core standards, initially a program of the National Governors Association, have become a touchstone for conservative opponents who say the standards have become a tool for federal intervention in local education systems, after eleven states asked the Department of Education for permission to use federal grants to implement the standards. (washingtonpost.com)
Since then, the Center has worked in Texas and other states to support standards - driven improvement of local education systems. (agilemind.com)
Policy choices on other questions are decisively important in determining how choice and competition affect local education systems. (educationnext.org)