I don't totally agree with everything Richard Rose writes here but all the points are worth thinking about and discussing.

In a move that brings together for the first time traditional content companies and free, open content sites, the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) and Creative Commons (CC) are partnering to improve search results online the through the creation of a metadata framework specifically for learning resources. That means teachers looking for content - much of it aligned to Common Core standards - will be able to more easily find information they need. At least that's the hope.