Robert Scott’s Testimony on the Common Core
Robert Scott, former Texas Commissioner of Education, gave testimony before the Georgia General Assembly Joint Meeting of the House and Senate Education Committees. Below is the video:
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Gates, Not the States, Driving Education Policy?
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Gates, Not the States, Driving Education Policy?
Further evidence that the Common Core is special-interest driven and led, not state-led. Joy Pullman writing for the Heartland Institute’s School Reform News pointed out how the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is driving education policy through its funding. Some excerpts:
A recent example was a January legislative hearing on the Common Core, an initiative defining K-12 tests and curriculum requirements in 46 states. Gates has spent $173 million to develop the Core and corresponding curriculum, and to get lawmakers and business leaders to support it.
