In Education Reform, We are all Utahns Now.
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| Their arguments hold true in your state too. Remember, these standards are "common". |
Folks in Utah are making a unified effort to get common core standards overturned in their state. How standards were implemented in their state is how it happened in Missouri and other states: standards signed onto by the governor, state board of education officials (appointed, not elected officials in MO), superintendents and union representatives.
Did you notice what group of stakeholders was missing? The voters were never given the option to vote on standards affecting their local schools, districts and their students. This occurred even as the taxpayers are the ones footing these unfunded mandates...estimated in MO to cost $350