Common Core as an Election Issue
I spoke with a reporter from Education Week yesterday about the status of different pieces of legislation in different states. While we’re not seeing repeal bills advance like we’d like to see I’m still encouraged by the number of bills and any movement forward. Just seeing how this issue has advanced since the last legislative session has been encouraging, and seeing how much grassroots activism has grown has been exciting.We’re playing the long game there. This is not an issue, unfortunately, that will be won overnight. Legislators who are not dealing with the Common Core in their states may end up feeling heat at the ballot box.
The reporter asked if that was a big expectation out of the issue that it could actually make an impact in elections?
I don’t know… ask Tony Bennett.
Yes and no. I will make no grand predictions or promises. I just know that state legislators and Governors could open themselves up for a challenge.
For instance South Dakota Dennis Daugaard (R) has a primary challenger in former State Representative Lori Hubbell, she has made the Common Core one of her top issues. In Iowa’s