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[b]Nation’s biggest teachers union slams ‘botched’ Common Core implementation[/b]

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/national-education-association-common-core-103690.html#ixzz3T43EjEAN

[b]The nation’s largest teachers union is pulling back on its once-enthusiastic support of the Common Core academic standards, labeling their rollout “completely botched.”[/b]

National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel said he still believes the standards can improve education. But he said they will not succeed without a major “course correction” — including possibly rewriting some of the standards and revising the related tests with teacher input.

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Given that trust, the NEA’s support has always been a huge feather in the cap of Common Core supporters. It’s also provided a practical boost: The union has pledged that its members would hold town-hall forums, speak at PTA meetings and do everything they could to persuade a wary public to give Common Core a chance.

Now, however, it’s not clear that teachers can effectively serve as ambassadors. For months, dissident groups of educators, including the Badass Teacher Association, have spoken out against the Common Core. [b]In his open letter, Van Roekel made clear that disillusionment was both widespread and mainstream.[/b]

[b]He said 70 percent of teachers believe implementation is going poorly in their schools — and two-thirds report that they have never been asked to give their input on how to introduce the new standards.

And he made clear that’s untenable.[/b]

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/national-education-association-common-core-103690.html#ixzz3T43S5xnS

“In far too many states, implementation has been completely botched,” Van Roekel wrote in a letter Wednesday afternoon to his organization’s more than 3 million members.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/national-education-association-common-core-103690.html#ixzz3T433w3Gi
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