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The Common Core Fight, Part II: Small Victories and the Way Forward
In spite of hundreds of millions of dollars from Bill Gates and affiliated business and non-profit groups, and promotion by the Department of Education, support for Common Core among parents of school-age children is plummeting.
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Tagged American Principles Project, Bill Gates, Chamber of Commerce, Common Core
The Common Core Fight, Part I: What Went Wrong, What Went Right, and What to Do Next
The Washington Post reported that within two years of an organizational meeting at Bill Gates’ Seattle headquarters, 45 states and the District of Columbia had adopted the Common Core State Standards. President Obama, whose administration was “populated by former Gates Foundation staffers and associates,” was “a major booster.”
