Common Core and Thad Cochran? When President Obama unveiled his Race to the Top initiative in 2009, the idea was to award $4.35 billion in federal grant money to states to replicate policies that allegedly boosted student achievement. That quickly changed and the federal money was instead used to persuade states to adopt administration-backed nationalized K-12 English and math standards and tests. With the incentive of federal funds, state Departments of Education began to adopt the standards, known as Common Core. Senator Cochran actively supported Obamas Race to the Top initiative, which includes the adoption of Common Core.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 00:57:21 +0000
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