Four Common Core 'flimflams' - The Washington Post - 0 views
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Jeff Bernstein on 18 Sep 14"Since the standards were first introduced, Common Core supporters have created amorphous platitudes and spin to market it. Even as more Americans like me "wise up," do not expect the Common Core-ites to give up. Think tanks have received millions from Gates to support it and education companies are making millions on new Core-aligned materials. There is big money being spent - and big money to be made - in the Common Core. So, expect that when the happy bus pulls into your town, you will hear the same old arguments. These arguments, which I call the Four Flimflams of the Common Core, go like this:"