Baker slams Patrick for opting for national academic standards
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker stepped up his criticism of the Patrick administration yesterday for its decision to replace the state’s highly regarded academic standards with national guidelines.
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He said that adopting the Common Core standards, , which set national standards for what should be taught in English and math from kindergarten through 12th grades, would mean changes to the state’s standardized testing system, MCAS, changes that Baker and his supporters criticized as unnecessary.
“For all that needs to be done to fix Massachusetts, education is what works, and we should keep it that way,’’ Baker said at a morning press conference in front of East Boston High School.
Christine Hezzey, whose son is a junior at Ipswich High School, agreed, expressing her reluctance to adopt a different system. “I don’t see the point of doing this,’’ Hezzey said. “Why reinvent the wheel?’’
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