The Common Core Dissenters

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Special Section: The Common Core Dissenters:
In June 2010, the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers released Reaching Higher: The Common Core State Standards Validation Committee. The committee comprised 28 members, but the report included only 24 signatures. The 4 who did not go along are Alfinio Flores (U. Delaware), R. James Milgram (Stanford U.), Sandra Stotsky (U Arkansas), and Dylan Wiliam (ETS). Professor Flores declined to submit an explanation. But, dissents from Professors Milgram, Stotsky, and Wiliam can be found here:

• Milgram, Review of Final Draft Core Standards (review)
• Stotsky, Letter to sponsors (review)
• Wiliam, Comments (review)