A key argument for the Common Core national curriculum and testing mandates is the promise that they are “voluntary” and “state-led,” in the words of Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Odd, then, that the feds are spending at least $9.9 million for Common Core public relations, as my recent investigation showed.
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