Georgia Senate Approves Common Core Review Bill
The Georgia Senate passed SB 167 on a 34-16 vote yesterday. The Atlanta Constitutional-Journal reports:State Sen. William Ligon, R-Brunswick, has led the legislative fight against the standards, which has drawn opposition from Tea Party activists as a federal intrusion into state control of public education.But rather than abruptly pull Georgia out of the standards — something business and higher
Siena Poll: One Half of New Yorkers Support Two Year Delay of Common Core
Interesting poll from Siena College.
Voters continue to be divided by the New York State Education Department’s implementation of the Common Core, with 36 percent saying they are too demanding, 24 percent saying they’re not demanding enough and 23 percent saying they are about right (34-27-23 percent in November). And division continues on confidence in Common Core standards better preparing students to be college or career ready upon graduation, with 46 percent saying they are confident and 47 percent saying they are not (45-49 percent in November). By a 50-38 percent margin, voters want implementation of Common Core standards delayed for two years.
Again to combat the view that it is just conservatives who opposed Common Core, that is not the case.
For instance among Democrats polled 35% said the Common Core was too demanding, 26% said they were not demanding enough and 23% said they were just right. Among Republicans 36% said they were too demanding, 24% said they were not demanding enough and 26% said they were just right. Among Independents and others 36% said they were too demanding, 23% said