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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Below are the authors of the CC standards.

Source:  http://www.nga.org/cms/home/news-room/news-releases/page_2009/col2-content/main-content-list/title_common-core-state-standards-development-work-group-and-feedback-group-announced.html

The members of the mathematics Work Group are:
Sara Clough, Director, Elementary and Secondary School Programs, Development, Education Division, [b]ACT, Inc.[[/b]
Phil Daro, Senior Fellow, America's Choice
Susan K. Eddins, Educational Consultant, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (Retired)
Kaye Forgione, Senior Associate and Team Leader for Mathematics, [b]Achieve[/b]
John Kraman, Associate Director, Research, [b]Achieve[/b]
Marci Ladd, Mathematics Consultant, [b]The College Board[/b] & Senior Manager and Mathematics Content Lead, Academic Benchmarks
William McCallum, University Distinguished Professor and Head, Department of Mathematics, The University of Arizona &Mathematics Consultant,[b] Achieve[/b]
Sherri Miller, Assistant Vice President, Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) Development, Education Division, [b]ACT, Inc.[/b]
Ken Mullen, Senior Program Development Associate—Mathematics, Elementary and Secondary School Programs, Development, Education Division,[b] ACT, Inc.[/b]
Robin O'Callaghan, Senior Director, Mathematics, Research and Development, [b]The College Board[/b]
Andrew Schwartz, Assessment Manager, Research and Development,[b] The College Board[/b]
Laura McGiffert Slover, Vice President, Content and Policy Research, [b]Achieve[/b]
Douglas Sovde, Senior Associate, Mathematics, [b]Achieve[/b]
Natasha Vasavada, Senior Director, Standards and Curriculum Alignment Services, Research and Development, [b]The College Board[/b]
Jason Zimba, Faculty Member, Physics, Mathematics, and the Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Bennington College and Cofounder, Student Achievement Partners

Members of the English-language Arts Work Group are:
Sara Clough, Director, Elementary and Secondary School Programs, Development, Education Division, [b]ACT, Inc.[/b]
David Coleman, Founder, Student Achievement Partners
Sally Hampton, Senior Fellow for Literacy, America's Choice
Joel Harris, Director, English Language Arts Curriculum and Standards, Research and Development, [b]The College Board[/b]
Beth Hart, Senior Assessment Specialist, Research and Development, [b]The College Board[/b]
John Kraman, Associate Director, Research,[b] Achieve[/b]
Laura McGiffert Slover, Vice President, Content and Policy Research, [b]Achieve[/b]
Nina Metzner, Senior Test Development Associate—Language Arts, Elementary and Secondary School Programs, Development, Education Division, [b]ACT, Inc.[/b]
Sherri Miller, Assistant Vice President, Educational Planning and Assessment System (EPAS) Development, Education Division,[b] ACT, Inc.[/b]
Sandy Murphy, Professor Emeritus, University of California – Davis
Jim Patterson, Senior Program Development Associate—Language Arts, Elementary and Secondary School Programs, Development, Education Division, [b]ACT, Inc.[/b]
Sue Pimentel, Co-Founder, StandardsWork; English Language Arts Consultant, [b]Achieve[/b]
Natasha Vasavada, Senior Director, Standards and Curriculum Alignment Services, Research and Development, [b]The College Board[/b]
Martha Vockley, Principal and Founder, VockleyLang, LLC

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ACT, College Board, et cetera.   Looks like people who have a shitload of background and experience in developing standardized testing.

Apparently your preference would have been to hire people who don't know a fucking thing about standardized testing.  :roll:

*This* is why people think your argument is idiotic.   Do you still not understand any of this?[/quote]

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