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duffyduff

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4. The nutball Bill Gates-inspired Common Core

Reply to Starry Messenger (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 10:10 AM

Jun 2013

was created as a harebrained counterpart to European countries that have "national standards." Well, what may work for those dinky little countries with homogeneous populations would NEVER work in the United States.

"National standards" undercuts everything that has made public education so great in this country, and that has to do with local control of schools.

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Senate introduces No Child Left Behind successor [View all] Starry Messenger Jun 2013 OP

I wonder how it fits with the CCSS LWolf Jun 2013 #1

I wondered how it fit with CCSS too. Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #2

The nutball Bill Gates-inspired Common Core duffyduff Jun 2013 #4

More useless posturing duffyduff Jun 2013 #3

This is no improvement at all duffyduff Jun 2013 #5

I am right. This is worse. duffyduff Jun 2013 #6

It's only worse because it makes the situation bearable for a while longer. Igel Jun 2013 #8

Anybody else sick of writing plans? proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 #7

Good luck on the room move! Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #9

New to me. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 #10

Ooo nice! Starry Messenger Jun 2013 #11