Published On: February 6th, 2016|

The Washington Post – Jay Mathews

“I am at that stage in life when I have more time to watch television and yet loathe nearly every bit of entertainment I see in prime time. Instead, I am watching the presidential debates, hoping for some lively exchanges on education. That hasn’t happened. The Republicans dismiss the Common Core State Standards, the hot issue of the moment, in two words or fewer. The standards are “a disaster,” Donald Trump said. The Democrats seem to ignore them entirely, unless I missed something while getting more fiber-fortified water.”(more)