The GOP debate on Fox included some Common Core discussion. Teachers are demanding Chris Christie apologize for his critical comments against teachers’ unions. Connecticut is going to require all juniors take the SAT instead of the state Common Core test. And more:
Common Core is Premier Education Issue in GOP Presidential Debate PK12: Jeb Bush has taken a lot of flak from his GOP opponents for supporting the common-core standards, a position he’s steadfastly backed, even as his conservative contemporaries have waged battle against them. See also HuffPost, Vox.
Teachers to Christie: Apologize to us over ‘punch in the face’ quip MSNBC: Nearly 32,000 people have signed a petition spearheaded by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) asking the governor to say he’s sorry. They argue that Christie “seems to think that leadership means threatening violence and creating a culture of intimidation.”
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