What about Pearson

Actually, the Pearson Foundation also received a Gates Foundation grant. And, PARCC has a partnership with Gates of some type.

Anonymous wrote:

What about Pearson? What about the Trilateral Commission? What about the Masons? What about the Elders of Zion? Don't they belong in there somewhere, too?

Also, what nefarious plan is Bill Gates trying to fulfill with his funding? Global hegemony? Cornering the market in Rearden Metal? Making sure that fractions are taught beginning in third grade? Or what?

Now, I get it. Your job depends on Common Core in some way--or your spouse's job.

Ah, there's the real conspiracy theory.

But the truth is: no, and no.

Anonymous wrote:

Yes, but which two organizations with offices in DC? The American Dental Association and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America? No. The National Auto Dealers Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association? No. The National Governors Association and the Chief State School Officers Association? Yes! And which groups do those two organizations represent? The state governors and the chief state school officers. Good grief.

Honey, if you think that Associations equate to states, you have been in Washington much too long.

OK, you've persuaded me. The Common Core State Standards were developed by two random DC trade associations (the trade association for the manufacturers and distributors of frozen food and the trade association for farmers of Hereford cattle, perhaps), and they were funded by Bill Gates, who is hoping to brainwash students into growing up to buy Microsoft products instead of Apple products via calling for on-grade-level fifth-graders to be able to quote accurately from an informational text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

What about Pearson? What about the Trilateral Commission? What about the Masons? What about the Elders of Zion? Don't they belong in there somewhere, too?

Also, what nefarious plan is Bill Gates trying to fulfill with his funding? Global hegemony? Cornering the market in Rearden Metal? Making sure that fractions are taught beginning in third grade? Or what?

Now, I get it. Your job depends on Common Core in some way--or your spouse's job.

Anonymous wrote:

I think you're missing a few steps in your argument.

Don't think so.

Created by Gates.
Funded by Gates.
Supported by Gates and the feds.

What about Pearson? What about the Trilateral Commission? What about the Masons? What about the Elders of Zion? Don't they belong in there somewhere, too?

Also, what nefarious plan is Bill Gates trying to fulfill with his funding? Global hegemony? Cornering the market in Rearden Metal? Making sure that fractions are taught beginning in third grade? Or what?

Yes, but which two organizations with offices in DC? The American Dental Association and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America? No. The National Auto Dealers Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association? No. The National Governors Association and the Chief State School Officers Association? Yes! And which groups do those two organizations represent? The state governors and the chief state school officers. Good grief.

Honey, if you think that Associations equate to states, you have been in Washington much too long.

Anonymous wrote:

The CSSO is the organization of the chief state school officers. The NGA is the organization of the state governors. I really don't understand your point.

I'm assuming you are not PP. PP claims that the standards were developed by the states. They were not. They were developed by two organizations in DC with money from the Gates Foundation. Period.

Yes, but which two organizations with offices in DC? The American Dental Association and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America? No. The National Auto Dealers Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association? No. The National Governors Association and the Chief State School Officers Association? Yes! And which groups do those two organizations represent? The state governors and the chief state school officers. Good grief.

The CSSO is the organization of the chief state school officers. The NGA is the organization of the state governors. I really don't understand your point.

I'm assuming you are not PP. PP claims that the standards were developed by the states. They were not. They were developed by two organizations in DC with money from the Gates Foundation. Period.

I think you're missing a few steps in your argument.

Don't think so.

Created by Gates.
Funded by Gates.
Supported by Gates and the feds.

Anonymous wrote:

CSSO: The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. The Council seeks member consensus on major educational issues and expresses their views to civic and professional organizations, federal agencies, Congress, and the public.

Once more. This is not a state. It is an organization. It does not speak for all the states and neither does NGA.

The CSSO is the organization of the chief state school officers. The NGA is the organization of the state governors. I really don't understand your point.

Anonymous wrote:http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database#q/sortdir=asc&k=council%20of%20chief%20state%20school%20officers

Here's what Gates paid to CSSO in order to get support for Common Core.

Your argument seems to go like this:

1. The Gates Foundation gave grant money to the CSSO.
2. The CSSO developed the Common Core State Standards.
3. Therefore, the Gates Foundation paid the CSSO to get support for the Common Core State Standards.

I think you're missing a few steps in your argument.

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database/Grants/2013/11/OPP1096322

Here's another 2Million to support PARCC implementation. Peanuts.

CSSO: The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions. CCSSO provides leadership, advocacy, and technical assistance on major educational issues. The Council seeks member consensus on major educational issues and expresses their views to civic and professional organizations, federal agencies, Congress, and the public.

Once more. This is not a state. It is an organization. It does not speak for all the states and neither does NGA.

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database#q/sortdir=asc&k=council%20of%20chief%20state%20school%20officers

Here's what Gates paid to CSSO in order to get support for Common Core.

Anonymous wrote:Good grief! Look at how much the Gates Foundation gave to the National Governors Assn

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database#q/sortdir=asc&k=national%20governors%20association

Good grief! Look at how much the Gates Foundation gave to vaccine research!

http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How-We-Work/Quick-Links/Grants-Database#q/sortdir=asc&k=vaccine