Education Daily (9/27, Wolfe) reports that in an interview given for NBC News' "Education Nation" summit, presidential candidate Mitt Romney said "that he would not support federal funding for the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, if he is elected in November." The piece quotes Romney saying, "States have adopted it and they've done so on their own. If they've adopted it freely and think it's a good program, they should be able to implement it. ... States have responsibility for the education of their children. I'm not looking for more federal spending. ... I'm willing to say, 'Look. Education is done at the state level. The federal government provides funding for special needs students and low-income students, but in terms of implementing the Common Core, if you've chosen it, congratulations ... do it within the resources of your own state.'"
Republicans Divided Over Common Core.An NPR (9/27, Moxley) "StateImpact piece" reports on Mitt Romney's comments this week to the effect that he does not believe that the Federal government should support the Common Core Standards, noting, "It's not surprising that Romney plans to break with the policies of the Obama administration, which has incentivized states to adopt the standards with Race to the Top dollars. But what is surprising is strong support from the right for the same standards - including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush."
No comments:
Post a Comment