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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: The Daily Kos Nails the Common Core Standards. They are Not "For the Children" on Any Level.

Missouri Education Watchdog: The Daily Kos Nails the Common Core Standards. They are Not "For the Children" on Any Level.:


The Daily Kos Nails the Common Core Standards. They are Not "For the Children" on Any Level.

....and you'll find that it's rotten.

 Politics does indeed make strange bedfellows.  The Daily Kos  has published an article entitled "Common Core State Standards -- Are Dangerous".  I couldn't agree more.  

Progressives increasingly are understanding Common Core standards will not reform education in a positive manner. Many so-called conservatives haven't realized (or will admit) that it is unwise to unleash:
  • unproven, untested and unfunded mandates on states, school districts, teachers and students