 education expert dr sandra stotsky common core rather shady  wikipedia defines he common core state standards initiative as an education initiative in the united states that details what k12 students should know in english language arts and mathematics at the end of each grade that sounds pretty reasonable doesn t it but things aren t always what they appear to be so says dr sandra stotsky a member of the common core validation committee what is her take on the common core get the details  wwwbreitbartcom biggovernment 20140114 expertdrsandrastotskyoncommoncoreweareaverynaivepe   