The 74 Million – Carolyn Phenicie
“Americans in large numbers are still unaware of the Common Core State Standards and hold incorrect beliefs about the standards, a new survey conducted on behalf of The Seventy Four found. Of nearly 1,600 respondents to an online survey, 58 percent said they had either never heard of the Common Core or have heard of it but say they don’t know what it is. This lack of knowledge, and widespread misunderstandings about what the standards actually are, exist against a larger backdrop of pessimism about the country’s education system and the future of the nation’s children. (See what Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Scott Walker and others had to say about Common Core at the New Hampshire Education Summit) While 41 percent of poll respondents said they know what the Common Core is, 33 percent said they’ve heard of it but don’t know what it is and 25 percent have simply never heard of it. SurveyMonkey conducted the online survey of 1,599 respondents between July 30 and August 3. Respondents were culled from SurveyMonkey Audience, a group of about 5 million survey takers who respond to online questionnaires in exchange for a donation to charity in their name.”(more)