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Maybe in your state -- my state had fine standards. Constitutionally, education is to be a state and local issue. Return it to the states, where it belongs.

Signed, Liberal Democrat[/quote]

Education remains a state and local issue.

Signed, Liberal Democrat.[/quote]

How *SPECIFICALLY* were your state's standards better than Common Core?  And if your state's standards were more rigorous or more well defined than the corresponding section of Common Core, there's nothing that says schools can't still use the existing standard, provided they also meet the minimum relevant Common Core standard, again Common Core is a *MINIMUM* standard, which means states, districts, schools, teachers, administrators are perfectly free to go above and beyond the Common Core standard however they like, provided they at least meet that minimum standard.  And, many schools out there do exactly that.

Also, the PP who says it's a state and local issue apparently isn't aware the Common Core is a STATE initiative.  It was developed and spearheaded by the STATES.  Though, it begs the question of why you would think it's strictly a state and local issue when the exact same need for reading and math skills exists whether you're in DC, New York City, or Louisiana.
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