Common Core has not been "paused" in PA: The Department of Education clearly stated that Common Core implementation would NOT be interrupted. Department spokesman Tim Eller wrote, “The regulations for the national Common Core and the 10 Keystones were adopted in 2010 and take effect on July 1, 2013. Without adoption of the pending amendments to Chapter 4, the 2010 regulations will take effect.” They will take effect because the federal government first gave the States an August 2010 deadline for adopting the standards and then gave them three years to move from adoption of the Common Core standards to implementation. The time line was never in Pennsylvania’s control – it was dictated from Washington. In accordance with that mandated time line, the Pennsylvania State Board adopted the Common Core standards on July 1, 2010, setting the three year implementation countdown in motion. The actions taken by the Department, therefore, were not designed to stop implementation. They were designed to stop opposition – giving parents and taxpayers the illusion of victory so we would stop working. The fact that the Department felt that it needed to take some action is a good sign. It means that our efforts are beginning to have an effect. But if we fall for this political tactic, all we have done until now will be for naught. So we need to keep working. And that means we need to have the informational tools to tell our legislators the truth about what is happening in the name of Common Core, and the ability expand our message to all of the parents and taxpayers who are still unaware of this radical restructuring of our schools.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:05:36 +0000
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