June 12, 2014
Op-ed:
“Common Core Proponents Were Motivated by Inadequate State Standards, Not Gates Money” by Bob Wise
The June 8 Washington Post article on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s role in supporting the adoption of the Common Core State Standards was like watching someone recalling a piece of classical music: they hum a few bars of memorable music, but miss the overall symphony. The Post account missed most of the concert by ignoring the basic issue: why are new standards necessary?
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June 12, 2014
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It’s amazing that people try to make it seem like Gates’ money is poison for trying to improve standards of education while we see large number of college students requiring remedial classes and more. Yet I question whether those crtitics criticize money used by the Koch Brothers to try to weaken EPA regulations while they more likely add to polution or poison to our air which hurts us and our children!