Common Core has been innocuous from the get-go. The awkward political turmoil surrounding Common Core reminds me of the unwarranted bipartisan opposition to "death panels", a stance that stemmed from ignorance about Medicare and how it fails.
Anyone who has moved from state to state during compulsory education, particularly during high school, understands the difficulties of doing interstate curricular audits. They would also understand that Common Core is something desired by the states to simplify academic audits and provide better information to the state university systems.
One of the most dangerous phenomena in any socioeconomic system is protectionism and fragmentation. Our public school system resembles the warring city-states of ancient Greece. Common Core is a bare bones reform, with virtually no loss of freedom. Most states are already working on much more challenging and effective reforms.
Other than the..."odd" comparison of our public school system to warring Greek city states, this is maybe the most accurate thing AD has ever posted.
