Wyoming Proves that Common Core is a Federal-Led Initiative
Common Core State Standards advocates typically make an argument that the development of the Common Core was state-led since it came out of the National Governors Association and Council for Chief State School Officers. They seem to neglect the fact that these are trade organizations not states and that state legislatures were bypassed as different state departments of education or state school boards said yes to the Common Core.
Can we now agree that the Common Core has been at least federalized? Case in point – Wyoming.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports that the state of Wyoming is facing a fine from the Federal government:
A recent report on the Wyoming Department of Education’s work on a statewide educational accountability system noted delays and lack of compliance in preparing state assessment tests.The department has been slow to complete contracts and work to align existing state