tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post8964053166899930222..comments2024-03-28T19:47:39.985-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Time Political Reporter Flubs CCSS StoryPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-13153135694772162512014-07-21T13:08:12.591-04:002014-07-21T13:08:12.591-04:00The last sentence of Altman's opinion piece is...The last sentence of Altman's opinion piece is pretty telling.<br /><br /> "The irony in this trend is that key features of Common Core—including tougher standards, state-drawn curricula and teacher accountability—reflect conservative values. (So much so that the American Federation of Teachers, the influential union, is now backing away from the policy.) But political winds can blow away policy convictions when they’re inconvenient. Just ask Barack Obama. He spent much of his presidential campaign attacking No Child Left Behind, the national education standards championed by George W. Bush. Once he entered the Oval Office, Obama set about promoting his own set of national standards."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com