If you live in a “local control” state in terms of public education – and chances are you do – here is some enlightening news.
Your local school board probably has the legal right to remove your school district from the new Common Core academic standards that are being forced on school districts around the nation by state education officials.
It’s true in my home state of Wisconsin, and it’s been confirmed by
state education officials in Ohio and North Carolina.Legislators and
(state education departments) have, in my opinion, kept this information
very close to the vest. That is deceit of the ugliest kind.
I contacted the Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction and asked the following question:
If a school
district decides to reject Common Core standards and replace them with a
superior set
of standards, will that school district
still receive state and/or federal funds?I received the following
response from Emilie Amundsen, director of the Common Core State
Standards Team at DPI:
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