Governor Jindal said, “Common Core began as an effort to simply raise standards for students, but it has morphed into a scheme to drive education curriculum from Washington, D.C. Congress drew a bright red line that can’t be crossed and it clearly bars the federal government from ‘directing, supervising, or controlling elementary and secondary school curriculum, programs of instruction, and instructional material.’ Implementing PARCC in Louisiana crosses the line because what’s tested is what’s taught. PARCC is a federal agent for co-opting our school’s curriculum. “Indeed, Common Core and PARCC supporters are now arguing that without a test in place for the upcoming school year, teachers don’t know what to teach. If Common Core is just about standards though, then why would the Superintendent and BESE President be worried about one test? The answer is because it’s about curriculum. Tests drive curriculum for the school year.”
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 21:50:34 +0000
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