Abstract
Most of us probably remember it well. The year was 2014, and 43 states (and the District of Columbia) adopted the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). At the time, communication scholars wrote that this new standardized K-12 framework, and standards that incorporated speaking and listening, would revolutionize the communication discipline because of the opportunity to engage new audiences. Several years removed from the advent of the Common Core program, it is fair to ask two questions: (1) where are we now, and (2) where do we go from here?