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I just posted from the NY State website that states they are using the curriculum materials by the companies who wrote them to directly align to Common Core standards. I'm sure the PP will find a way to try and refute this, but the website specifically details the four companies they get their materials from and specifically state they were chosen BECAUSE they are common core approved. You and I know the truth.[/quote]

Anyone can say that their materials are based on Common Core.   New York State added a great deal to its standards, above and beyond what was stated in Common Core.   The tests they chose to design themselves isn't the same as the PARCC that is coming out.   Even so -- note what the teacher above said -- the first 2 days of their NYS test for math was fine for 3rd grade.   But the third day was very hard.   Their test was overly ambitious.   That was NYStates decision to create such a hard test.   Common Core didn't require them to have 3 days of testing, or to add all those extra standards.[/quote]

Case in point:  No one told NYS they needed to add Social Studies standards.

http://ny.chalkbeat.org/2014/04/29/new-york-adopts-new-common-core-aligned-social-studies-curriculum/

[quote]New York approves new social studies curriculum guidelines, with Common Core influence

The new kindergarten-through-high-school roadmap, called the New York State Social Studies Framework, adds recent world events, groups historical topics into themes, and puts a Common Core-inspired emphasis on literacy and critical-thinking skills. [b]Unlike the Common  Core standards, the framework spells out which information students should learn and in what order[/b]. State officials note that local districts retain control over how the framework is taught and the teaching materials used in classrooms.[/quote][/quote]

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