Thank you for sharing this article. Here is another of today's articles from the Washington Post; This one discusses Five myths about the Common Core:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...2-5c40-11e3-be07-006c776266ed_story.html Removing the myths and
paraphrasing what remains...
1)
The adoption of CC is highly financially incentivized. 2)
Opposition is from political right, left, and middle.
3)
New CC assessments will not necessarily be more rigorous than current tests.
4)
Students can still learn Shakespeare if teachers keep to a ratio of 70% non-fiction to 30% fiction.
5)
New CC assessments will not necessarily save taxpayers money.
