Which of the following statements most closely reflects the purpose of NCTM publishing the Standards documents?
A)The Standards provided recommendations for states and school districts but were not mandatory.
B)The Standards provided recommendations for states and mandatory frameworks for school districts.
C)The Standards provided mandatory curricular benchmarks for states but recommendations for districts.
D)The Standards provided mandatory curricular benchmarks for states and for districts but recommendations for teachers.
E)The Standards provided mandatory curricular benchmarks for states, districts, and teachers.

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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) published the Standards documents to offer guidance and recommendations for improving mathematics education. These standards were intended to influence curriculum development, teaching practices, and assessment methods at the state and local levels, but they were not mandatory.

Which of the Following Statements Most Closely Reflects the Purpose