http://susanohanian.org/show_research.php?id=437
Special interest groups include:
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave big money to the National Governors Association, Council of Chief School Officers, ASCD, AFT, PTA, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, etc. to promote the Common Core State [sic] Standards. A few of the companies/organizations with Gates grants to churn out curriculum are: Technet, Khan Academy, MetaMetrics, New Visions for Public Schools, Alliance for Excellent Education Inc, Research for Action Inc, Common Core Inc, New Venture Fund, The National Writing Project, and Achievement Network.