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Another bite at the common core standards – will they make a difference?

By Mary McConnell, Thursday, July 26, 2012 at 3:16 pm MST

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Supporters of the common core expressed dismay when education scholar and activist Diane Ravitch reserved judgment on the common core standards. A long time supporter of stronger, more specific core requirements, Ms. Ravitch explains on her education blog:

I have neither endorsed nor rejected the Common Core national standards, for one simple reason: They are being rolled out in 45 states without a field trial anywhere. How can I say that I love them or like them or hate them when I don’t know how they will work when they reach the nation’s classrooms?

In these times of austerity, I wonder how much money districts and states have