WV Farm Bureau Magazine January 2014 | Page 16

EDUCATION COMMON CORE Whereas, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a set of academic standards promoted and supported by two private membership organizations, the National Governor’s Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), as a method for conforming American students to uniform (“one size fits all”) achievement goals to make them more competitive in a global marketplace; And, the NGA and the CCSSO have received tens of mi [ۜ