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Lots of Brits involved here.
Development of the Common Core Standards was funded by the governors and state schools chiefs, with additional support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Pearson Publishing Company', the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and others.
The Road to a National Curriculum: The Legal Aspects of the Common Core Standards, Race to the Top, and Conditional Waivers
Engage Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2012
https://fedsoc.org/commentary/publications/the-road-to-a-national-curriculum-the-legal-aspects-of-the-common-core-standards-race-to-the-top-and-conditional-waivers
May 2, 2014
Pearson Wins Major Contract From Common-Core Testing Consortium
The global education company Pearson has landed a major contract to administer tests aligned to the common-core standards, a project described as being of “unprecedented scale” in the U.S. testing arena by one official who helped negotiate it.
The decision to award the contract, announced Friday, was made by a group of states developing tests linked to the common core for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, one of two main consortia of states creating exams to match the standards.
While a number of companies initially inquired about bidding for the contract, in the end Pearson was the only one to bid, Mason said.
Pearson owns Penguin
Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann and British publishing company Pearson plc. … Its British division is Penguin Books Ltd.
Parent company: Penguin Random House
Trump calls for probe of Obama book deal
Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama signed lucrative book deals with Penguin Random House in 2017 after they left office. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/454953-trump-calls-for-probe-of-obama-book-deal