The Common Core has been a controversial topic since it was first initiated in 2010, causing concern among students, parents, teachers, and even government officials. Despite the strong distaste people are showing, the department of education praises the common core for providing students learning goals to help prepare them for future careers, and college. In practice, however, the common core has proven to have negative effects on the development of student education. The Common Core, also known as Common Core State Standards (CCSS), are academic standards set in Math and English, for grades k-12, through which the bulk of the Unites states has been forced to adopt. The Common Core is meant to assure students graduating high school are prepared
