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Common Core’s manifesto war | Thoughts on Public Education

Common Core’s manifesto war | Thoughts on Public Education

Common Core’s manifesto war - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

Opponents of the Common Core standards and the standardized tests that two consortia of states are designing see a plot by the Obama Administration to create a national curriculum. Common Core supporters say the opponents, primarily small-government conservatives, are twisting facts and connecting dots into patterns of their imaginations. Opponents are hoping to turn what has [...]