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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCPS has more than enough money for the the best, most suitable textbooks available - and I'm more than certain that there definitely is content out there that is more than adequate to meet Common Core.

As a taxpayer, I'm feeling ripped off.  Why isn't anyone anywhere in the system confronting our public officials and demanding change?  Why isn't WTU speaking out on this?[/quote]

Actually, there are no textbooks that have been approved for Common Core math.[/quote]

Not approved by whom?  DC?  There are plenty of textbooks out there which are aligned to Common Core, and many have been approved by various jurisdictions - and additionally, there is also a lot of content developed by educators aligned to Common Core which is even posted online for free.  What makes DC think it's so special that it's still pondering, researching, deliberating and navelgazing over textbooks and approvals? Or, perhaps more appropriately the question should be, what makes DC so dysfunctional - given they have in the past approved lousy textbooks like Everyday Math?  Clearly whoever is responsible for the process and for approving textbooks in DC doesn't know what they are doing, IMHO.[/quote]

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