Do you want the good news or the bad news first. OK, the bad.
It wasn’t long after Common Core began to become the new curriculum-to-be in most of the states of this country before the conservatives began to cry the alarm against it. Unfortunately when conservatives criticize something they are pretty much ignored. After all conservatives are just extremist not worthy of serious consideration, meaning Common Core is still moving forward in most of the states.
Now the good news. An amazing ally is coming to the rescue. Known as the Badass Teacher Association, with members calling themselves BATs for short, the nationwide coalition of educators is working hard to defeat the agenda — and they have been wildly successful thus far. To read more, click on this link .
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