THE NATIONAL PTA POSITION ON EDUCATION STANDARDS AND COMMON CORE

The National PTA says this about "standards":

National PTA Position on Education Standards

National PTA volunteers have adopted several position statements and resolutions, beginning in 1981, in support of voluntary, clearer, higher academic standards for all students. National PTA’s position statement on Education Emphasis covers PTA’s position on voluntary standards. Specifically, National PTA:

• Supports nationally agreed upon voluntary standards if they are derived by consensus at the state and local levels. Parents must be involved in this process.
• Opposes federal legislation and/or regulations that mandate standardized testing or would lead to such testing, as well as federal policies that mandate comparisons of states, school districts, or individual schools and student retention based on a single test or sole criterion and the practice of social promotion.
• Believes that valid assessment does not consist of only a single test score, and that at no time should a single test be considered the sole determinant of a student's academic or work future.

But then they go on to say THIS about Common Core:

The Common Core State Standards (CCSSI) is a joint effort led by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers to develop a common core of K-12 standards in English language arts and Mathematics. Read more about National PTA's position on Education Standards.

The goal initiative is to develop internationally-benchmarked standards that ensure all students are held to consistent expectations that will prepare them for college and career.

More than 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoan Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Anchorage, AK School District have adopted the standards.

CCSSI Toolkit

• Advocacy Training
• Resources

Articles of Interest

• Common Core State Standards Set Students on the Road to Academic Achievement
• Don't Politicize the Common Core State Standards!
• Common Core: 7 Recommendations for Effective Implementation
• Standards Backers Seek Out Support of Parents
• Values of the Common Core: Equity, Competition, and Collaboration
• It’s time to stop distorting truth about Common Core

The PTA is trying to fool the public.  Common Core, from the Federal Government, is a curriculum management scheme, and  Governor Perry of Texas, turned down the "opportunity" to put this mess in our schools.  That the PTA supports it should tell anyone everything they need to know about the liberal philosophical leanings of this organization.