Statements of Support
Since the release of the final standards in 2010, a bipartisan mix of organizations representing parents, teachers, business leaders, and other key voices have strongly supported the Common Core State Standards.
While not a comprehensive list, the links below demonstrate the breadth of support across the country for the Common Core and the goal of making sure that every student graduates ready to succeed in college, career, and life.
Statements About the Common Core State Standards
- Achieve
- ACT, Inc.
- Alliance for Excellent Education
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- American Council on Education
- American Statistical Association
- ASCD
- Bill Schmidt, University Distinguished Professor of statistics and education at Michigan State University
- Business Endorsement Letter
- The Business-Higher Education Forum
- The College Board
- Coalition for a College and Career Ready America (CCCRA)
- Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE)
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Council of the Great City Schools
- Hunt Institute
- Joint statement by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM), the Association of State Supervisors of Mathematics (ASSM), and the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE)
- Military Child Education Coalition
- National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
- National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
- National Education Association (NEA)
- National Higher Education Organizations
- National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
- National School Boards Association (NSBA)
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Presentation by Dr. Hung-Hsi Wu
- State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)
- The United States Army
