The
Common Core victories keep coming.
First
the Tennessee Legislature took big steps at weakening the education takeover.
Now Indiana has gone from federal standards to a state-based curriculum. The state rejected Common Core standards.
This
was a tremendous victory for grassroots activists and more importantly, the
kids. For months, conservatives in Indiana told their lawmakers to kick Common
Core out of Indiana. Not only did the State Legislature listen, Governor Mike
Pence also got the message: top-down standards for education leave kids worse
off.
Grassroots
activists got on the phone and made their elected officials listen. They
defeated Common Core by not giving up, and making the case for
locally-controlled education.
Hoosiers’
rejection of Common Core could open the floodgates for more states to opt out.
That’s why we need to celebrate this victory and thank Governor Pence. His
leadership was a key factor in stopping the education takeover.
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