Tea party groups rallying against Common Core education overhaul - The Washington Post

Tea party groups rallying against Common Core education overhaul - The Washington Post:

Tea party groups mobilizing against Common Core education overhaul

Frank Espich/AP - In this Jan. 16, 2013, photo, concerned grandparent Sue Lile of Carmel, Ind., shows her opposition to Common Core standards during a rally at the State House rotunda in Indianapolis.

By Peter Wallsten and Lyndsey Layton, Thursday, May 30, 4:41 PM E-mail the writers

Tea party groups over the past few weeks have suddenly and successfully pressured Republican governors to reassess their support for a rare bipartisan initiative backed by President Obama to overhaul the nation’s public schools.

Activists have donned matching T-shirts and packed buses bound for state legislative hearing rooms in Harrisburg, Pa., grilled Georgia education officials at a local Republican Party breakfast and deluged Michigan lawmakers with phone calls urging opposition to theCommon Core State Standards.