Meeting the Common Core architects

Although the final draft of Common Core State Standards represents input from educators, state leaders, policymakers, parents, and others who participated in the process of submitting public feedback, two individuals most often labeled the "architects" of the Common Core State Standards are David Coleman and Jason Zimba. For the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers, these two were a natural fit to lead the process of standards writing because of a report they produced in 2007 that called for "fewer, clearer, and higher" academic standards in math and science.