DNC email leak: Don’t touch Common Core

Published July 26, 2016 8:05pm ET



One of the emails released in the Democratic National Committee leak shows communications staff directing video producers not to mention the Common Core educational standards in a video depicting Republicans as anti-teacher.

“Common Core is a political third rail that we should not be touching at all,” Deputy Communications Director Eric Walker wrote. “Get rid of it.” The email was sent in May 2016.

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