"The Common Core state standards initiative was a nationwide push to reform schools in all U.S. states under a single set of national standards. Although the standards were first adopted in 2009, by 2013 60% of all Americans still said they did not know what the Common Core was - the massive reform had simply slipped under the radar. 'Building the Machine' is the first and only investigative documentary on who was behind the standards, how the standards affect students, and most importantly why nobody knew about them until now."--