The Common Core is in the hot seat when it comes to education policy and the 2016 election. Many GOP candidates especially have voiced their concerns about the standards, with Chris Christie and Scott Walker even rescinding their previous support.
While candidates have been criticized for not accepting the standards with open arms, AEI’s Director of Education Policy Studies Rick Hess notes that the candidates concerns are both legitimate and relevant.
As Common Core has gone from big idea to more prosaic reality, some who liked the notion’s promise have been troubled by what they’ve seen in practice. Indeed, the fact that Republican governors like Scott Walker and Chris Christie have shifted from support to opposition looks pretty reasonable — and hardly evidence of perfidy — when seen in this light. In fact, rather than spreading misinformation, it turns out that Republican candidates are correct that the Common Core is not just about “higher” standards, but also about how teachers teach and how students are taught
Ultimately, advocates would do well to acknowledge that the shaky status of their enterprise is due more to their tactics and the Common Core itself than to the criticisms voiced by Republican contenders for the presidency.
Read the full piece “Questioning the Common Core.”
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