Why Is Common Core A Political Football?

Because, in my opinion, it is considered a litmus test for conservative candidates seeking money and influence from the base and that offers no real alternatives except to endlessly chant the local control mantra. How's that working?

Is this status quo a viable no-policy.

U.S. world rank 14^th http://m.thelearningcurve.pearson.com/index/index-ranking

U. S. 14^th World rank http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/dec/07/world-education-rankings-maths-science-reading

The results from the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), which are being released on Tuesday, show that teenagers in the U.S. slipped from 25th to 31st in math since 2009; from 20th to 24th in science; and from 11th to 21st in reading, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, which gathers and analyzes the data in the U.S.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/pisa-rankings-2013-12#ixzz3VhAUnyjv

A balanced report on Common Core:

FACT CHECK: Myths in the political roar over Common Core

The Associated Press

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/ap/political/fact-check-myths-in-the-political-roar-over-common/nkgPJ/

Posted by Paul Hunter