Just about anyone who opposes the Common Core national curriculum
standards... is either a kook or
a self-interested schemer. That, at least, is the impression an
impartial observer would get from listening to many Core supporters. But
the reality is quite the opposite...
The Common Core is opposed by scholars at several leading think tanks on
both the right and left-hand side of the political landscape, including
the Heritage Foundation, The Hoover Institution, the Brookings
Institution and my own Cato Institute. My research has shown that there
is essentially no meaningful evidence that national standards lead to
superior educational outcomes.
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