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Showing Original Post only (View all)Louisiana: Governor Jindal Drops Common Core and PARCC [View all]
Source: DIANE RAVITCH
Louisiana's Governor Bobby Jindal held a press conference today to announce that the state is dropping its participation in PARCC and Common Core. He directed the state board to develop its own standards and assessments.
dianeravitch | June 18, 2014 at 3:15 pm | Categories: Common Core, Jindal, Bobby, Louisiana | URL:http://wp.me/p2odLa-87y
Read more: http://wp.me/p2odLa-87y
A REPUBLICAN governor has dropped the corrupt and deeply flawed Common Core--when will corporate Democrats admit that handing public education over to Wall Street is a failed policy that the public DOESN'T WANT?
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that might be the price we have to pay in some states to pry Wall Street off our kids
yurbud
Jun 2014
#5
Why is it always a lesser of two evils with democrats? I'm so sick of that. I won't take either.
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2014
#18
So we either let republicans teach creationism or we let corporations test our schools into oblivion
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2014
#6
The corporate dems have allowed repukes, even really vile ones like Piyush, to outflank them
Doctor_J
Jun 2014
#2
People from India who live in the US usually choose an American name as a nickname
jmowreader
Jun 2014
#35
When are certain Democrats going to recognize that Republicans are using them as tools
Android3.14
Jun 2014
#8
My autistic son who is in special education is being forced to keep up with Common Core
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2014
#10
I completely agree with you. Democrats use women's rights and gay rights to avoid economic issues.
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2014
#19
we can keep fighting to keep creationism out of the classroom without supporting Common Core.
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2014
#17
you want creationism in the classroom? Put it in an optional comparative religion class where
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2014
#22
Already changed my mind about what? I have advocated for an optional comparative religion class for
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2014
#26
Earlier you said, "We can keep fighting to keep creationism out of the classroom...."
louielouie
Jun 2014
#27
By your logic, we should only attempt to do something if it will solve every aspect of a challenge
Android3.14
Jun 2014
#31
Common Core is not designed to "meet a challenge." It is designed to make a profit for the company
yurbud
Jun 2014
#38
the company is dictating the standard. It's like a scalpel company dictating medical treatment
yurbud
Jun 2014
#47
"philanthropies" that attack pensions and collective bargaining for teachers, and for the benefit
yurbud
Jun 2014
#49