The Institute of Education Sciences and the National Center for
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Agenda of Common Core Math Standards by Barry Garelick
Mathematics education in the United States is at a pivotal
moment. At this time, forty-five states and the District of
Columbia have adopted the Common Core standards, a set of
uniform benchmarks for math and reading. Thirty-two states and
the district have been granted waivers from important parts of
the Bush-era No [...] by Barry Garelick Mathematics education in
the United States is at a pivotal moment. At this time, forty-
five states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common
Core standards, a set of uniform benchmarks for math and
reading. Thirty-two states and the district have been granted
waivers from important parts of the Bush-era No Child Left
Behind law. As part of the agreement in being granted a waiver,
those states have agreed to implement Common Core. States have
been led to believe that adoption of such