<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><h1 class="entry-title"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Consider: </span></h1><h1 class="entry-title"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Why do the new Common Core Standards need a disclaimer?</span></h1>
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<span class="meta-author">Posted by <a href="http://educationviews.org/author/admin/" title="Posts by or from a variety of publications on EducationViews.org" rel="author">or from a variety of publications on EducationViews.org</a></span>
<span class="meta-date">on November 16, 2012</span></div>
<div class="entry entry-content"><p><a href="http://educationviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/commonCoreStandardsLogo2.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-118995" title="commonCoreStandardsLogo" src="http://educationviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/commonCoreStandardsLogo2.png" alt="" height="134" width="140"></a></p><p>This is the commercial license language from the disclaimer attached to the
Common Core State Standards Initiative Public License, or, simply put,
the Public License for the Common Core Standards. The entire Public
License can be found here: <a href="http://www.corestandards.org/public-license">http://www.corestandards.org/public-license</a>.</p><p>The two organizations mentioned are: National Governors Association
Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State
School Officers (CCSSO).</p><p>“The result is that significant portions of the states’ educational
systems now rest in the hands of private organizations that an
individual state cannot control. And, having stripped the people of
effective political power and put it in the hands of private interests,
the owners of the Standards attempt to insulate themselves from legal
liability to the people with broad disclaimers for any damage the
Standards might cause.” (Pioneer’s white paper)</p><p>Representations, Warranties and Disclaimer:</p><p>THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS ARE PROVIDED AS-IS AND WITH ALL
FAULTS, AND NGA CENTER/CCSSO MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTIBILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, OR THE PRESENCE OR
ABSENCE OF ERRORS, WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE.</p><p>Limitation on Liability:</p><p>UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL NGA CENTER OR CCSSO, INDIVIDUALLY OR
JOINTLY, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
LEGAL THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER FOR CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR A COMBINATION THEREOF (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS, EVEN IF
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH RISK AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, LICENSEE WAIVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK LEGAL REDRESS
AGAINST, AND RELEASES FROM ALL LIABILITY AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE, NGA
CENTER AND CCSSO.</p></div></body></html>