This volume examines the politics of the Common Core State Standards. It describes the vision of equity, excellence, and assessment in the standards; conservative opposition to them; critiques by parents, private schools, and about privacy; controversies over testing, links to teacher performance, and cost; organizations supporting the Common Core, including philanthropic foundations, think tanks, and interest groups; and its accomplishments and political pitfalls, and threats to it. Annotation ?016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)