All of the Finnish National Standards for Math, grades 1-9, fit on just 9 pages. In contrast, our K-8 Math Common Core Standards fit on 70 pages along with another 145-page appendix of requirements for grades 8-12.
via http://dianeravitch.net/2012/12/20/a-teachers-critique-of-the-a-common-core-standards
It is a bit absurd. Content standards and “standards of practice”. Bloated.