The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are misleadingly sold to the general public as a state-led initiative to reform the current curriculum taught in our public schools. The standards contain very specific goals that must be achieved by the end of each school year for all grades from kindergarten through twelfth grade. So far, the only subjects that have seen changes are math, reading, writing and literature. The standards are advertised as being driven by the school, teachers and administration, as well as close collaboration between feedback groups and the public. This is simply not true. The Common Core State Standards were developed by organizations and businesses for their own benefit. As a result, students suffer privacy violations, states must spend money to pay for new costs associated with Common Core Assessments, and public education is taken over out of control. According to www.corestandards.org, there are two main organizations. coordination of the CCSS: the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council for Chief Stats SchoolOfficers (CCSSO). Further investigation into these two nonprofits revealed some rather surprising and eyebrow-raising truths. In 2009, the National Governors Association released a report describing the process of developing common core standards for English language arts and mathematics. This report contains the names of the people who served on the working groups for each respective topic. The purpose of the working groups was to determine and draft the College and Career Readiness (“Common”) standards. Of the twenty-nine names published showing who participated in the working groups, only two individuals were not part of an educational enterprise... ... middle of paper ...... exploiting us all and laughing at it doing. The American public is being deceived. On the surface, Common Core can easily be misconstrued as a benign and caring enterprise. There is no doubt that the American education system needs to be re-examined and changed to meet the needs of students. But that's the problem: instead of nurturing students and teaching according to their needs, teachers are now subjected to teaching to the tests that accompany the standards. How our education system is shaped and by whom should alarm parents about the future of their children. Once again, under the guise of “for the kids,” a Trojan horse of downright frightening proportions has invaded our homes and unleashed the reign of corporate interests. Where data is used to capitalize on children for corporate benefit and one man takes the lead.