As parents of gifted kids realize the one-size-fits-all approach of common core may be harming their children's education, others are also becoming aware that common core is sub-optimal, and proposing different directions.

Some stories in the news:

1. Growing number of parents "opt out" of tests that they say damage their kids
Cleveland dot com
February 15, 2015
Patrick O'Donnell, The Plain Dealer

2. Jindahl rails against common core
CNN
February 05, 2015
Jeremy Diamond
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Though he first supported Common Core, lauding in 2012 standards that "will raise expectations for every child," Jindahl has become a prominent and vocal advocate for repealing the standards.
Jindahl has offered several ideas for education reform:
Jindahl emphasizes teacher tenure, school choice in sweeping education reform
The Daily Signal
February 09, 2015
Ken McIntyre

3. Award winning teacher Stacie Starr quits, cites common core as reason.
Elyria High's Stacie Starr announces resignation
The Chronicle-Telegram
February 10, 2015
Lisa Roberson
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Gasps of disbelief followed the announcement made during an education forum aimed at unraveling for parents the intricacies of the standardized testing system. Starr was at the podium, delivering a talk on how special education students are suffering under the new system based on Common Core standards and more rigorous assessments. She said as a veteran intervention specialist at Elyria High School, she could no longer watch silently from within the confines of a structured school day.

Instead, she is leaving education in the traditional sense.

“I am going to teach in a different way,” she proclaimed.

Starr wants to start an after-school mentoring program for at-risk students in hopes of saving them from the school-to-prison pipeline.