More from Susan O on Common Core
What the Press Leaves out
Susan Ohanian Analysis:
Former police headquarters bureau chief at the Times, Al Baker, is still covering the crime scene but now seems to be concentrating on education matters, both city and state. Since he's not letting on that these activities are crimes, I'll fill in some gaps. And I'd emphasize that the crimes represented below are not unique to New York. They apply to schools in every state that has accepted the Common Core straightjacket.
So many red flags go off with this piece that it's hard to know where to begin. Hold on to your hat!
New York City is spending millions and millions on Common Core-aligned textbooks and workbooks. Merryl H. Tisch, the chancellor of the state's Board of Regents and someone always eager to represent the Billionaire's Club view of school reform, sneers that New York City doesn't need to spend