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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]You really should google the genesis of this test and who was involved in putting it and common core together. [b] The ONE -- yes, ONE -- mathematician who was involved DID NOT sign off on the final product.[/b]
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Where did you find this information? Do you have a link to an article?[/quote]

James Milgram is a professor emeritus of mathematics at Stanford University. He served on the validation committee for the Common Core mathematics. He did not agree to approve the standards.
http://dianeravitch.net/2013/09/11/james-milgram-on-the-common-core-math-standards/

http://parentsacrossamerica.org/james-milgram-on-the-new-core-curriculum-standards-in-math/

"My Qualifications. I was one of the national reviewers of both the first and second drafts of the new TX math standards. I was also one of the 25 members of the CCSSO/NGA Validation Committee, and the only content expert in mathematics.
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As a result, there are a number of extremely serious failings in Core Standards that make it premature for any state with serious hopes for improving the quality of the mathematical education of their children to adopt them. 
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Core Standards – in large measure a political document that, in spite of a number of real strengths, is written at a very low level and does not adequately reflect our current understanding of why the math programs in the high achieving countries give dramatically better results"

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