Some subscribers to Math-Learn might be interested in a recent
post "The Contentious Common Core Controversy" [Hake (2013)].
The ABSTRACT: The Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
http://www.corestandards.org/> have engendered considerable
controversy - see e.g., "Resistance to Common Core standards
growing" [Strauss (2013)] at http://wapo.st/Y7kwdK>. Stimulated
by Diane Ravitch's (2013) admonition at http://bit.ly/XGpEpK>
"to think critically about the standards," I searched Google for
"Common Core State Standards" to obtain 3,010,000 hits at
http://bit.ly/15QLBZR> on 03 March 2013 10:15-0800. Careful
consideration of all those leads me to suggest the following
sixteen as especially valuable: 1. "Eight problems with Common
Core Standards" [Brady (2012)] at 2. "Engineering Good Math
Tests"[Burkhardt (2012)] at http://bit.ly/VaJgpp>; 3. "How
Common Core will change testing in schools" [Krashen (2012)] 4.
"Debunking the Case for National Standards: One-Size-Fits-All
Mandates and Their Dangers" [Kohn (2010)] at ht