LaValle: Common Core is not the reform of education

Anne LaValle writes in the Poughkeepsie Journal:

Supporters of the alleged education reform commonly referred to as Common Core tell us that it is an endeavor to raise the education bar for all students — an effort to ensure that students have the skills they need to succeed in the 21st century global economy.

• The answer is very simply that Common Core is not the reform of education; it is the fundamental conversion of the education system to a workforce development program by investors (stakeholders) who stand to make fortunes from it.
  What was once an authentic system of education designed to inform and encourage individual intellectual and artistic growth has been hijacked by political and financial pirates and reduced to an oversized training center for the future labor force. Thanks to this "reform" agenda, what used to be our children's education system is now a "workforce development" program controlled by the business community and their political beneficiaries who have positioned themselves to maximize their profits off of the backs of the next generation.
  Education is no longer oriented to students' individual aspirations and abilities, but to where the financial interests who are driving this process see our children as best suiting their needs.

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One Note About Two Quotes: The Lefty Media Ben Carson Muslim Narrative Edition

"I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that..................I do not believe Sharia is consistent with the Constitution of this country." --Ben Carson


Of course, Democrat chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz chimed in: "It's hard to understand what's so difficult about supporting an American citizen's right to run for president.. But unsurprisingly, this left Republicans scratching their heads. Of course a Muslim, or any other American citizen, can run for president, end of story."

WSF NOTE: Carson never said a Muslim couldn't run, in fact there are two Muslims in Congress right now (both Democrats). Carson just said he would not advocate it. What Carson said was clear. What the media is reporting is purposely obfuscated.

Of course, the media contacted all the candidates to see if there was someone else they could drag into the fray. None of them complied or met their standard of purposed obfuscation.

Wasserman-Schultz: Ted Cruz is the embodiment of everything that is wrong with the Republican Party

“It’s fitting that Ted Cruz was the first Republican to jump into the presidential race, because he’s been their de facto leader in Congress for the past two years. And he’s the embodiment of everything that is wrong with the Republican Party.” --Debbie Wasserman-Schultz 05.09.15 [Michigan Democratic Party dinner]