Apparently in an effort to stave off a repeal of the Common Core State Standards,
Gov. Nathan Deal signed an executive order today affirming state sovereignty
in education, prohibiting a federal curriculum to be imposed in Georgia and banning collection of identifiable student data for the feds.
The carefully worded order still allows Common Core to continue in Georgia since it is not a federal initiative, but it does attempt to placate the growing chorus of criticism that Common Core is a federal wolf in state's clothing.
Will it work to prevent a GOP mutiny this weekend in Athens where the party is meeting?
This statement from one of the chief critics suggests that Deal's order will not stop the effort to rid Georgia of Common Core.
Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick) has released the following statement in response to Governor Nathan Deal’s Executive Order regarding Georgia’s Common Core Performance Standards: (I did not
