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Fulcher Lauds Indiana CCore Move

Monday’s decision by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to sign legislation making his state the first to abandon adopting Common Core standards for K-12 schools was hailed Wednesday by Sen. Russ Fulcher. “I applaud Indiana Governor Mike Pence and the Indiana State Legislature for their decision to opt out of the federal Common Core education standards,” Fulcher said in a news release. “I believe these national standards strip decisions away from parents and teachers and are setting every public school on a path to mediocrity. “As Governor of Idaho, I will push for legislation that allows Idaho to opt out of this top-down, one size fits all federal program. We need to bring control back to Idaho, and empower teachers and parents so they can establish an education system that truly enables our students to excel”/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.

DFO: I'm confused here. (Shaddup!) We just finished an entire Idaho legislative session with little activity involving Common Core. Now, Fulcher, who serves as a state senator, is yapping that Idaho should follow Indiana's example and drop Common Core. Why didn't he make more of a fuss during the session?


Read more here: http://blogs.idahostatesman.com/idahofulcher-follow-indianas-lead-and-drop-common-core/#storylink=cpy


D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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