Common Core Task Force

“The State’s learning standards must be strong, sensible and fair, and parents and teachers should be able to have faith in those standards. This Task Force will ensure that this becomes the reality.”

Andrew M. Cuomo

"We can all agree that our students deserve every opportunity they can to learn and grow – and having tough, fair standards is crucial to ensuring that they receive those opportunities. I am happy to serve as chair of the Common Core Task Force, because I believe this is the opportunity we need to fix New York’s education standards and improve the lives and learning outcomes of students across the state. I am grateful to Governor Cuomo for asking me to lead this important endeavor, and I am eager to get to work.”

Richard Parsons

“The State Senate has been at the forefront of efforts to ensure that education in New York is more student-centric and parent-centric, and that every classroom is led by a professional teacher of the highest quality...We passed several key pieces of legislation that addressed the unease related to Common Core and the over-testing of students...The overall issue is worthy of additional debate and discussion, and creation of this new panel is another positive step forward. We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo, parents, teachers and other educators to address additional concerns about Common Core...”

John J. Flanagan

“The Assembly Majority has heard the frustrations of parents and educators alike regarding the Common Core implementation in New York State. We remain confident that our public education system and our students will be best served by a collaborative effort of policy makers, parents and educators to determine the reforms that will maximize the historic investments we have made in educating our children. We stand ready to work with the Governor, our state education officials and the new Common Core Task Force to strengthen public education in New York.”

Carl E. Heastie