A bad week for Common Core
Posted on AllSides August 20th, 2014
From The Left
This has not been a great week for the Common Core.
Two new national polls, released Wednesday and Tuesday, found the public souring on the academic standards, which are meant to elevate math, reading and writing instruction across the nation. One of the polls, conducted by the journal Education Next, also found a steep plunge in support for the standards among public school teachers.