Re:How the Koch brothers and the super-rich are buying their...
by snowwrestler on Tuesday October 06, 2015 @11:05AM
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Common Core passed so quickly because:
- States already had educational standards
- There was already tremendous interest in improving those standards
- English, science, and math work the same way in every state
- States already had a lot of experience with harmonizing standards, such as the Uniform Commercial Codes
Even today, with all the "controversy", the vast majority of states adhere to the Common Core, and even the states that don't, have essentially the same standards with a different name.
So, there's really no reason to call this the Gates Foundation "buying control" of public schools.
- States already had educational standards
- There was already tremendous interest in improving those standards
- English, science, and math work the same way in every state
- States already had a lot of experience with harmonizing standards, such as the Uniform Commercial Codes
Even today, with all the "controversy", the vast majority of states adhere to the Common Core, and even the states that don't, have essentially the same standards with a different name.
So, there's really no reason to call this the Gates Foundation "buying control" of public schools.
edit: clarity