March 2014 Whiteboard Advisors survey on CC: page 44: Which is the greatest threat to the Common Core? 8% - Conservative sentiment about Federal overreach in encouraging the adoption of standards 46% -Union concern about poor implementation of the standards and insufficient funding for the resources, training, and support needed for implementation 46% - Other TEA PARTY ONLY ISSUE?: By almost 6 to 1, the greatest threat to CC, as identified by education insiders, are the unions. Insider comments pages 44-51: “It’s the weird coming together of the left and the right.” “I would say both. Only the Democratic ed reformer crowd and their do‐good ways and so‐called Republicans who’ve been sleeping the past five years are now defending this approach.” “Both. The combined power of both the unions and conservatives is what together is the big threat to Common Core.” “BOTH! Further, the unions are opposed for reasons other than the ones they say and you cite!” “Look, reality always trumps motivation. The warnings about hits to state budgets, maintenance of the standards and assessments, cut scores shielded from politics were all ignored but ultimately are coming into play now. As the various groups have been saying for months, this isnt a Tea Party only issue! eduwonk/EducationInsiderFebMar2014.pdf
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