If a graph is a straight line with a positive slope AND goes through the point (0, 0), then the relationship is direct. Definition: A quantity y is directly proportional to a quantity x if y = kx for some k > 0. Often just the term proportional is used to mean directly proportional.
In January 2011, the NYS Board of Regents adopted the NYS P-12 CCLS, which include the Common Core State Standards and a small amount of additional standards uniquely added by New YorkState. The New York State P-12 CCLS were implemented in New York State schools at the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.
H.B. 1208: House bill introduced by Rep. Klingenschmitt that repeals Common Core standards and forbids the State Department of Education from entering into agreements with the federal government regarding standards or curricula. The bill was introduced on February 3, 2015, and referred to the House Education Committee.