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A dedicated group of educators helped to turn her life around. But even more amazing, they stuck with her. No one in my immediate family has graduated high school and gone into college. However, i believe ill be the first one, and theyll be excited and thrilled and theyll be proud of what ive become. Narrator these two stories on this special edition of frontline. Frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontliis provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. More information is available at macfound. Org. Additional support is provided by the park foundation. Dedicated to heightening Public Awareness of critical issues. The john and Helen Glessner family trust. Supporting tr ....
A lot of parents are wondering why . Why was the decision to switch to common core made . Sharon crowley is joining us right now with a closer look. Tell us about this. Reporter well, common core has been causing controversy and concern since its rollout and the testing gets underway. The commissioner wants parents and teachers to know the state is working on fixing some of the problems. Improvements not likely to impress some families who want to get rid of common core altogether. Its very confusing. When i went home, i got really upset. That made my parents upset. Reporter this nineyearolds School Troubles prompted her dad to create an app called failed common core. You cant teach kids questions that are incorrect or impossible to answer. Reporter users of the failed common core app can post pictures of confusing test questions or homework. The pictures are sent directly to lawmakers as part of a we are destroying kids selfeste ....