The New Spin from Common Core Proponents
Get ready for the new talking points from the proponents of Common Core. The first comes from the Indiana PTA (already repeated by Missouri DESE) in that because we've spent money on unproven, non-researched standards and teacher training that may or may not be good educational practices, we need to keep spending more to "see if it works". Maybe if Ford had gone along with that line of thought the Edsel would have been an even more expensive boondoggle.
From theindychannel.com and Indiana PTA joins discussion over Common Core standards, pushing for implementation:
From theindychannel.com and Indiana PTA joins discussion over Common Core standards, pushing for implementation:
"Indiana PTA says some school districts have already spent two years planning and making purchasing decisions based on the implementation of Common Core, and it's too late to turn back now.
"Let's follow through with what we've started and let's see how it plays out, instead of