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Critics of the Common Core span the political and ideological spectrum. So do supporters.
Now the right is mobilizing to fight Common Core and brands the standards as a federal takeover. It will use the Common Core as a reason to fight for school choice, the far right agenda of charters and vouchers.
The irony is that some of the major stalwarts of the rightwing are advocates for Common Core, including Jeb Bush, Michelle Rhee, Joel Klein, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and various far-right governors.
The US Department of Education thought it pulled a fast one by using money from the Gates Foundation to develop the standards, then used the lure of Race to the Top to get 45 states to adopt Common Core, in some cases sight unseen.
But the absence of democratic process and transparency has poisoned the well. Tricking the public is not a good move in a democracy. It sows suspicion and distrust.
Common Core is the most controversial issue in education today, and the pitched battles in every state are indicative of the Obama administration's failed plan to create national standards by stealth. If Politico's article is right, Common Core could be a potent weapon to undermine public education, destroy unions, and promote charters and vouchers.
If this was the goal of the Obama administration and the Gates Foundation, it's working-and it's tragic.
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Critics of the Common Core span the political and ideological spectrum. So do supporters.
Now the right is mobilizing to fight Common Core and brands the standards as a federal takeover. It will use the Common Core as a reason to fight for school choice, the far right agenda of charters and vouchers.
The irony is that some of the major stalwarts of the rightwing are advocates for Common Core, including Jeb Bush, Michelle Rhee, Joel Klein, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and various far-right governors.
The US Department of Education thought it pulled a fast one by using money from the Gates Foundation to develop the standards, then used the lure of Race to the Top to get 45 states to adopt Common Core, in some cases sight unseen.
But the absence of democratic process and transparency has poisoned the well. Tricking the public is not a good move in a democracy. It sows suspicion and distrust.
Common Core is the most controversial issue in education today, and the pitched battles in every state are indicative of the Obama administration's failed plan to create national standards by stealth. If Politico's article is right, Common Core could be a potent weapon to undermine public education, destroy unions, and promote charters and vouchers.
If this was the goal of the Obama administration and the Gates Foundation, it's working-and it's tragic.
Critics of the Common Core span the political and ideological spectrum. So do supporters.
Now the right is mobilizing to fight Common Core and brands the standards as a federal takeover. It will use the Common Core as a reason to fight for school choice, the far right agenda of charters and vouchers.
The irony is that some of the major stalwarts of the rightwing are advocates for Common Core, including Jeb Bush, Michelle Rhee, Joel Klein, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and various far-right governors.
The US Department of Education thought it pulled a fast one by using money from the Gates Foundation to develop the standards, then used the lure of Race to the Top to get 45 states to adopt Common Core, in some cases sight unseen.
But the absence of democratic process and transparency has poisoned the well. Tricking the public is not a good move in a democracy. It sows suspicion and distrust.
Common Core is the most controversial issue in education today, and the pitched battles in every state are indicative of the Obama administration's failed plan to create national standards by stealth. If Politico's article is right, Common Core could be a potent weapon to undermine public education, destroy unions, and promote charters and vouchers.
If this was the goal of the Obama administration and the Gates Foundation, it's working-and it's tragic.