Achieve partnered in writing Common Core standards.
Achieve advocates for Common Core Standards around the country and implements "strategies for the Common Core State Standards."
Achieve was a partner in developing NextGen Science Standards.
From Achieve, Inc. website: "We also develop tools that help states change policies and practices, such as rubrics and audits."...
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From Achieve, Inc. website:
"What we do:"
"Convene States and Leaders"
Central to Achieve’s work is our ability to convene leaders from across states to come together to share their experiences and tackle common challenges. Importantly, through our networks Achieve convenes not just a cross-section of leaders across states, but also a cross-section of leaders within states, including state K-12 and higher education leadership; policymakers from governors’ offices, legislatures and state boards of education; district leaders; and third-party advocates from business- and community-based organizations. Our expertise in convening state leaders is best evidenced through our work managing the American Diploma Project Network, the PARCC consortium, [Pearson] and the Next Generation Science Standards development effort.
Provide Technical Assistance to States
We provide technical assistance to states on the design, development, adoption, implementation, and communications of their college- and career-ready standards, assessments, curriculum, and accountability systems.
Conduct Research and Development
Achieve regularly conducts R&D to help advance the work of states as well as the education reform community at large. Our research includes studies of high school graduation requirements, implementation strategies for the Common Core State Standards, state accountability models, and analyses of expectations from countries around the world.
Our work doesn’t stop with the publication of reports; we also develop tools that help states change policies and practices, such as rubrics and audits."...
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From Next Generation Science Standards website:
"Framework for K–12 Science Education," nextgenscience.org
"The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences managed the first of two steps in the creation of the Next Generation Science Standards by developing the A Framework for K-12 Science Education, which was released July 2011.
The Framework provides a sound, evidence-based foundation for standards by drawing on current scientific research—including research on the ways students learn science effectively—and identifies the science all K–12 students should know.
To undertake this effort, the NRC convened a committee of 18 individuals who are nationally and internationally known in their respective fields. The committee included practicing scientists, including two Nobel laureates, cognitive scientists, science education researchers, and science education standards and policy experts. In addition, the NRC used four design teams to develop the Framework. These four design teams, in physical science, life science, earth/space science, and engineering, developed the Framework sections for their respective disciplinary area.
After releasing a public draft in July of 2010, the NRC reviewed comments and considered all feedback prior to releasing the final Framework. The Framework is now being used as the foundation for the Next Generation Science Standards in a collaborative, state-led process that is managed by Achieve."
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Added: National Research Council (NRC) and National Academy of Sciences, continuing partners of Next Gen Science, receive 85% of their funding from US taxpayers:
"Who do the National Academies work for; where does funding come from?" sites.nationalacademies.org, Div. on Engineering and Physical Sciences
"Most of the studies are carried out at the request of government agencies or Congress, some are initiated internally; and a few are proposed by other external sources. About 85 percent of funding comes from the federal government through contracts and grants from agencies and 15 percent from state governments, private foundations, industrial organizations, and funds provided by the Academies member organizations."
NAS/NRC website says, "we are best known for our consensus studies."
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More on Achieve and Common Core:
"Common Core Education Without Representation:"
"What is Achieve, Inc., and why should you care?"...
"Achieve, Inc., is a Washington, D.C. group formed in 1996 by a group of corporate leaders and some governors who wanted “standards-based education” across states. (See http://www.achieve.org/AboutAchieve)...Achieve openly admits that it developed the Common Core and that the organization’s goal is to alter states’ policies....
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"Leadership of Achieve, Inc.:"
"Michael Cohen has been president of Achieve, Inc. since 2003. Before that, he was a career-long federal education officer:
Michael Cohen has been Director of Education Policy at the National Governors Association (1985-90) and Director of Planning and Policy Development at the National Association of State Boards of Education (1983-1985). During the Clinton Administration he served as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, Special Assistant to President Clinton for Education Policy, and Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley.
Thus, Michael Cohen went from a career in the U.S. Department of Education to leading Achieve, the national-standards group that wrote the CCSS (Common Core State Standards), to then working for the national standards’ testing arm, PARCC,[Pearson] as its project manager, thus writing the tests for those standards which his group had written, that now will be federally directed and overseen* by the Department he long worked for.".
(*See Cooperative Agreement with SBAC for requirement statements about coordinating and reporting to the federal government and sharing project status and research data collected on students from that test "across consortia.")"...
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US taxpayers are partners with NextGen Science via NRC:
Four listed NextGen Science Standards "Partners:"
"The National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve were the lead partners in the two-part process to develop the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The heads of each of these organizations formed the Strategic Partners Group, and met as required to review the progress of the project and provide on-going guidance.
National Research Council:
The National Research Council (NRC) is the staffing arm of the National
Academy of Sciences, which serve as the nation’s advisors on scientific
and technological issues. The NRC coordinated the first phase of the
NGSS development process: the development of the Framework for K-12 Science Education.
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National Science Teachers Association:
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is the largest
organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and
innovation in science teaching and learning for all. Throughout the NGSS
development process, NSTA will provide advice to the project and engage
the science education community in the feedback process.
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American Association for the Advancement of Science:
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a
non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world.
Throughout the NGSS development process, AAAS will provide advice to
the project and engage the scientific community in the feedback process.
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Achieve:
Achieve is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit education reform
organization dedicated to working with states to raise academic
standards and graduation requirements, improve assessments, and
strengthen accountability. Created in 1996 by a bipartisan group of
governors and business leaders, Achieve is leading the effort to make
college and career readiness a priority across the country so that
students graduating from high school are academically prepared for
postsecondary success. Achieve coordinated the second phase of the NGSS
development process on behalf of the lead states and other partners."
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From Achieve/Common Core website:
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"In 2009, 48 states, 2
territories and the District of Columbia signed a memorandum of
agreement with the National Governors Association (NGA) and Council of
Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), committing to a state-led process -
the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI).
Achieve partnered with NGA and CCSSO on the Initiative and a number
of Achieve staff and consultants served on the writing and review teams.
On June 2, 2010, the Common Core State Standards for English Language
Arts/Literacy and Mathematics (CCSS) were released, and since then, over 45 states have adopted the Common Core State Standards and are now working to implement the standards.
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Advocacy and Communications...
*Achieve has developed messaging cards around the Common Core State Standards and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) [Pearson]. They are 4" x 8" messaging cards, with key messages on the front and critical facts on the back, to be shared with other advocates of the Common Core State Standards and common assessments. Download the PDF for CCSS and the PDF for PARCC. Contact us for hard copies of these cards, or download the InDesign files (CCSS, PARCC). Please note that the InDesign files will only open if you have CS5.5 InDesign or a version higher installed on your computer.
*The National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has created grade-by-grade Parent Guides to Student Success on the Common Core State Standards that explore what students should be learning at each grade in mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy in order to be prepared for college and careers. The Guide is available in English and Spanish.
*To inform and rally more advocates within the business community, Achieve and the GE Foundation have developed Business Resources for a College- and Career-Ready America for business leaders interested in supporting college- and career-ready education reform, including the Common Core State Standards and common assessments. "....
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From its website, NextGen Science (NGSS) "Sponsors:"
Major sponsor:
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Additional sponsors:
The GE Foundation
The Noyce Foundation
The Cisco Foundation
Dupont
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Comment: What a relief. Parents, towns, and states can all relax and let the benevolent massive federal bureaucracy handle everything. No more worries!
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