Stop Common Core in New York State Calls for John King’s Resignation
(Port Chester, New York) STOP Common Core in New York State, a parent and teacher advocacy group, publicly condemns the New York State Education Commissioner John King for his decision to suspend four scheduled state PTA meetings on the Common Core State Learning Standards and is calling for his resignation based on his actions and remarks made after a public forum that took place Oct.10 at Spackenkill High School in Poughkeepsie.The meeting, which was sponsored by the New York State PTA, was the first in a series of gatherings scheduled by the group to give parents and others the chance to gather information, ask questions and share concerns with King and other education department representatives on the newly implemented Common Core State Standards. STOP Common Core in New York State has strongly condemned King’s recent statement that the event was hijacked by “special interests.” Glen Dalgleish and Yvonne Gasperino, founders of the group, said the auditorium was only filled
