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English Language Arts and Mathematics. The Common Core State Standards aim to prepare students for college and careers by identifying the skills students should learn from kindergarten through high school. Coleman was on the English Language Arts writing team, which
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in math and literacy, which focus on "in-depth learning, knowledge across different disciplines, and strong math skills." When
Coleman left SAP in October 2012 to head the College Board, Zimba and Pimentel continued to lead the organization, which is now devoted to facilitating the implementation of
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Pimentel. SAP co-founder Zimba was a leader on the Mathematics writing team. As of June 2014, the standards have been adopted by 44 states. Other states have not adopted the standards, or have adopted them temporarily then later backed away from adoption.
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Coleman's keynote speech delivered at the 2011 Senior Leadership Meeting of the Institute for Learning, a think tank developed to promote "standards-based learning" that is part of the Learning Research and Development Center located at the
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financial and publishing conglomerate, purchased the organization for an undisclosed sum and renamed it Grow
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