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[quote=Anonymous]Just FYI.  The information is in the public domain.  No personal opinion.

[b]New York Revolts Against Common Core[/b]
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Indeed, teachers and educators have now openly revolted against Common Core. In late January, the board of the New York state teachers union voted unanimously against the standards as they have been implemented so far, representing a devastating blow to the whole scheme. The powerful 600,000-member strong union also voted unanimously for the removal of New York Education Commissioner John King Jr., a fervent advocate of Common Core who critics say refuses to listen to an outraged public.

“We’ll have to be the first to say it’s failed,” New York State United Teachers President Richard Iannuzzi was quoted as saying about the implementation of Common Core. “We’ve been in conversations where we’re all saying our members don’t see this going down a path that improves teaching and learning. We’re struggling with how to deal with it.”  
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[quote]“She was breaking into tears testifying about this,” Graf said about the special-education teacher who shared the story. “I have parents pouring their hearts out telling me how their kids are coming home and don’t want to go to school anymore. I have kids that loved math and now hate math.” Some teachers who testified, knowing that they could be putting their careers in jeopardy, told lawmakers that they just “couldn’t sit there and let them do this to these children.”[/quote]

http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/17577-new-york-revolts-against-common-core

[b]New Jersey [/b]
[quote]The New Jersey legislature has introduced Senate and Assembly bills S2973 and A4197  calling for further investigation of the CCSS.
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http://watchdogwire.com/new-jersey/2014/01/06/nj-common-core-regulatory-privacy-concerns-part3/
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