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.
Common Core is not âObamaCore,â as some suggest. While President Obama often tries to claim credit, the truth is that the development of Common Core was well underway before he took office in January 2009. Some argue that states were coerced into adopting Common Core by the Obama administration as a requirement for applying for its Race to the Top grant competition (and No Child Left Behind waiver program).