It is important to note that the successes with Common Core are not due to Common Core itself and do not excuse all of the risks and nooses invloved with its adoption.

My personal input was used in this fabulous rebuttal written by Crystal Swasey:

Anecdotally: those Utah teachers who love Common Core confuse the academic standards themselves with the methodologies being used to implement them. New methodologies in many cases are excellent, but have nothing to do with national standards. They are used in non-Common Core states. Innovative methodologies that work well are not tied to the common national standards, which are only academic levels that could just as easily be higher or lower, and can still be taught free of Common Core’s rules, using the good methodologies.
https://chumly.com/n/1518f05