Some Governors and Common Core: “Hot Friends Cooling”
Hoping to advance your own political career? Better be quiet about Common Core.
Amazing how a number of formerly outspoken, pro-CCSS governors have strategically opted for silence (or some other form of distance) regarding the now-highly-charged CCSS.
New York: Andrew Cuomo
It seems, for example, that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has become somewhat of “a hot friend cooling” on the issue:
North Country Public Radio reported last week that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has appeared to remove himself from the controversial Common Core.
“In recent days, Cuomo seems to have cooled from his initial endorsement of the rapid transition to the adoption of the national education standards,” wrote Karen DeWitt.
Asked by a reporter about the Common Core standards, Cuomo removed himself from the discontent that has generated boisterous meetings with state education officials, parents, and teachers.
In Staten Island, Cuomo referred to the implementation of the new standards as “problematic,” and, in Lake Placid, acknowledged, “It’s been very controversial. It’s very controversial here in the state.”
Cuomo’s comments differed from those of just a month ago, when he focused more on how the change to a new system can be hard.
Arkansas: Mike Huckabee
Outspoken support for CCSS is no longer fashionable for those wishing to advance their own political careers– quite the litmus test for a governor’s true allegiance.