Why the Common Core Is Bad for America
With Jane Robbins(below is an executive summary of a white paper written by Jane Robbins and myself)
The American Legislative Exchange Council’s Public Sector Board of Directors must decide whether to uphold the Education Task Force’s approval of the Comprehensive Legislative Package Opposing the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The Task Force’s public-sector members approved the package on a 14-6 vote, and its private-sector members approved the package on an 8-4 vote. This legislation provides a model for legislatures to reclaim state responsibility for education decision-making –which has been gravely impaired as a result of the Common Core.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative presents the following problems:1. Manner of creation and propagation
The national Common Core State Standards (the “Standards”) were not created by the states, but rather by
