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Abandoning common core. two big names are behind it. chris christie and former florida governor jeb bush, two of the most talked about contenders for the republican presidential nomination in 2016. to the right, common core represents a heavy overreach of the federal government. to the left, groups like the nea and aft believe it is teaching to the test and we are left with a political rorschack test. they have to risk being a flip-flopper or feel the wrath of of the tea party and two educators on the left. is common core an issue that will resonate for voters in 2016 and beyond is this i want...

Requirements. schools were failing if they didn't make yearly progress and dumped a lot of federal money into state and local expense. that sounded like a federal intrusion into public education. the they wanteded to push back so it was a state-based initiative. we are all hearing from employers around the country. they just don't measure up. we are 30th in the world in standardized test scores. we have to do better. seems like when we come up there is always a push-back. >> when i was listening to rob and hearing some of the concerns typically raised by the teacher's university i don't know a...

About how it successfully has gotten states to raise standards. >> so governor douglas, what i see here, if the position is having the idea of drafting common core standards is standards is good, the key is that each state has to implement it the right way, and if each state can implement it the right way, then this is a good thing for the country. if that's sort of what you're saying, the threat i'm seeing is this has become a test for conservatives, almost the way that meeting medicaid under the affordable care act. is there a threat now that that pressure, just within the republican party, ...

I talked to parents very concerned about this. as a parent i am concerned. i have two big issues with the federal government moving this along with dangling money, picking the company that will write the test which you need to formulate baseded on the test. preparing just for the test on the english and language arts. another three weeks on math many. for kids falling behind, they are pulling them out of the enrichment classeses like music, art, gym and other things to teach to the test. i'm concerned about this. let's remember this has never been tested itself. this is a huge experiment. i be...