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Florida Tea Party Leader Leads Opposition to Common Core | Scathing Purple Musings

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Florida Tea Party Leader Leads Opposition to Common Core

Patricia Sullivan ran for  United States House of Representatives under the Tea Party banner in 2010 and has emerged as a key leader in the state’s Tea Party movement. She was in Tallahassee this week and spoke at a rally to oppose Common Core Standards. StateImpact’s Gina Jordan has more:
Patricia Sullivan home schools her kids and is concerned about the changes home school families may have to make. Students who want to go to college, she said, will have to take Common Core tests.
The two companies which produce the most commonly used college entrance exams, the SAT and ACT, have said they will tie their tests to Common Core standards.
Her work is part of a sudden turn nationally against the Common Core standards, and supporters