Common Core Opponents Rally in Georgia
There has been a concerned push over the last week to rid Georgia of the Common Core State Standards. Northwest Georgia News covered a rally that was held last Tuesday at the Georgia State Capitol building. The rally sponsored by Concerned Women for America of GeorgiaLegislative Action and American Principles in Action.
Tuesday’s rally included parents with children in tow and Tea Party activists rallying in support of legislation by Sen. William Ligon, R-Brunswick, that would require the state to end its three-year use of the standards. It is likely to come up for a vote in the Senate Education Committee next week."This is not a Republican-versus-Democrat issue. This is not a conservative-versus-liberal issue. It is not a right-versus-left issue," said Julianne Thompson, leader of the Georgia Republican Assembly. "This is a right-versus-wrong issue."Parent Tammy Slaton told the crowd that her children’s math homework convinced her that the standards were watered down."If these new standards are rigorous, that is certainly not the word I would choose," she said.
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce and its spinoff the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education held a rally in support of the Common Core the next day.
Let’s look at this contrast here. First the Stop Common Core rally.
