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DisadvantagesPoliticsPolitics Links — Plan UnpopularPlan will spark massive political fights – Dems and moderate Republicans still want it, business lobbies, and Obama is perceived as flip-flopping – that drains PC.Ehrenfreund 15 – Max Ehrenfreund, Reporter at the Washington Post, Richard U. Light Fellow at Yale University, 2015 (“A new bill could mark the beginning of the end of the Common Core”, The Washington Post, January 15, Available Online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/01/15/a-new-bill-could-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-common-core/, accessed 7/8/15, KM) Congress is set to rewrite the laws governing the nation's schools this year, and the Common Core might turn into a history lesson. The Obama administration has quietly supported the national standards for students in kindergarten through high school, developed with the support of the Gates Foundation by a group of state education officials. Only a handful of states have refused to adopt the Core or have abandoned it, despite widespread frustration with the standards among conservatives and educators. That could change with legislation released Tuesday by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), the new chairman of the Senate's education committee. In a rebuke to the administration, Alexander's bill implies that Obama's Education Department has overstepped its authority and gives states more freedom to choose their own academic standards, among other things. "The department has become, in effect, a national school board," Alexander said on the Senate floor Tuesday. Alexander still has to win enough Democratic votes to break a filibuster and persuade Obama to sign the bill -- a tall order. The business lobby supports the Common Core, along with many of the other policies that impose sanctions on schools whose students fall short that are weakened in Alexander's bill, so many moderate Republicans may be reluctant to support it. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that any bill must require annual testing, which is not mandatory in one of two drafts that Alexander's office released for discussion. If that is the version that Congress passes, Obama might not sign it. Obama’s push for the plan specifically triggers the link – it’s seen as federal interference and flip-flopping.Ford 15 – James Ford, Emmy Award-winning reporter, graduate of Yale University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 2015 (“Common Core will be replaced, vows Christie; so why are pundits and parents skeptical?”, Pix 11, May 29, Available Online at http://pix11.com/2015/05/29/common-core-will-be-replaced-vows-christie-so-why-are-pundits-and-parents-skeptical/, accessed 7/8/15, KM) Likewise, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a supporter of the standards, has made it clear the rollout has been less than ideal, and that the implementation of testing, as well as the consequences associated with the tests, should be delayed. "While the state's new Common Core curriculum is heading in the right direction, testing on it is premature," Cuomo says in a new television ad campaign, according to Newsday. "It creates anxiety and it's just unfair. And their [children's] scores should not be counted against them." While President Obama continues to make education a priority for his second term, as he demonstrated in both his 2014 State of the Union address and his 2015 budget proposal, advocates of Common Core say the administration's strong support of the initiative could do more harm than good. "It's imperative at this point for the feds to stay out of it," Petrilli says. "It's now back in the states' hands to implement these things and that's where it belongs, and the feds need to just stay as far away from this as possible." Yes flip flopping – if Obama withdraws support for Common Core, it will be perceived as political manipulation – Chris Christie proves.Ford 15 – James Ford, Emmy Award-winning reporter, graduate of Yale University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, 2015 (“Common Core will be replaced, vows Christie; so why are pundits and parents skeptical?”, Pix 11, May 29, Available Online at http://pix11.com/2015/05/29/common-core-will-be-replaced-vows-christie-so-why-are-pundits-and-parents-skeptical/, accessed 7/8/15, KM) NEW JERSEY (PIX11)– It may be the most controversial issue affecting the greatest number of people in the Tri–State region, and now Common Core has officially lost one of its most prominent supporters. Or has it, fully? Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey this week called for a homegrown curriculum to replace the Common Core, but that proposal has at least two aspects to it that have political experts and anti-Common Core advocates alike casting a skeptical eye. It was Thursday, at a college in Central New Jersey, that Gov. Christie made an about face on Common Core with a speech that said, in part, “I have heard from far too many people, teachers and parents from across the state that the Common Core standards were not developed by New Jersey educators and parents. As a result, the buy-in from both communities has not been what we need for maximum achievement.” Jean McTavish, a longstanding advocate against Common Core, had the same reaction as many New Jersey residents. “I honestly was shocked,” she told PIX11 News, adding that Christie typically stays the course on any policy proposal, “no matter what.” McTavish is a mother and school principal who opted out both of her children from Common Core testing. She’s also an active member of Save Our Schools New Jersey, an organization which is itself part of a coalition of parents from across the political spectrum who’ve lobbied against Common Core. Now, it seems, Christie is joining them. The governor said on Thursday, “I am directing the Commissioner of Education, David Hespe, to begin immediately to assemble a group of parents and educators to consider developing New Jersey educational standards New Jersey College and Career Readiness Standards.” Matthew Hale, chair of the political science department at Seton Hall University, put the situation into perspective. “Governor Christie has to assure the right-wing,” Hale said, that he’s “standing up to” the federal government. Common Core, said Hale, is for the right-wing of the GOP, representative of federal government influence. Hale called Christie’s change of policy mainly political, and added that even though it applies to New Jersey, the apparent presidential hopeful is altering his position for voters far beyond the Garden State. “Governor Christie, like a good conservative,” Hale told PIX11 News, “said Common Core is bad.” “In Iowa and New Hampshire, that’s what he really wants,” said Hale. The political expert added that no matter what Christie has proposed, implementation of a replacement to Common Core may be of little actual consequence to him. “He doesn’t have all that much longer until he’s fully running for president,” Hale said. Christie is expected to formally announce his run for the White House next month. As for New Jersey Common Core reform, said Hale, “the details [he] won’t talk about.” Both the political expert and the opt out advocate said there’s one glaring question about Christie’s Common Core proposal, and it involves the test on Common Core subjects, called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC. While Christie is calling for the Common Core curriculum to be rewritten, he is not bringing an end to that test. “He’s going to keep the PARCC in place,” said McTavish. By not eliminating the PARCC exam, Christie keeps in place federal funding for New Jersey schools. The federal government requires assessments of student performance that are in keeping with Common Core standards in order to fund educational programs in local public schools. “Essentially, you’re just trying to fool your voters,” said McTavish about Christie not choosing to eliminate PARCC testing. Directory: file -> view view -> Western Europe after wwii view -> Author study: paul fleischman view -> Qpa1 7ela study Guide view -> Arctic Oil/Gas Neg view -> November 1970 Approximately 150,000-500,000 deaths Bhola Cyclone Bangladesh view -> Grade Level: 6 Unit of Study: Caribbean glce view -> Citation: Duffield, Katy view -> Table of Contents Lesson # view -> Chinese Wind Energy Disad Download 0.81 Mb. Share with your friends:
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