Sorting Common Core fact from fiction
Jeb Bush supports it, Ted Cruz doesn’t — and Hillary Clinton isn’t talking.
The subject is Common Core. In Ramona, some school board members support it, some don’t — and others aren’t talking either.
There are dozens of books written about it, most of which are negative. Those who support Common Core say it will raise academic standards. Those against it say that it actually will lower the bar — and that some elements are ideologically driven.
Proponents say Common Core is a state led program, while opponents say it is a creation of Washington and therefore unconstitutional.
The debate rages on. Should opponents be right, Common Core will have an adverse affect on our kids’ education and a deleterious impact on our country’s standing in the world.
Earlier this year, a group of Ramona parents and grandparents formed a local chapter of Citizens for Quality Education. The group’s goal is to work with like-minded folks throughout the county to sort out fact from fiction regarding Common Core. If its worst fears are found to be a reality, the chapter will work within the system to push back.
Parents interested in becoming part of this initiative can contact the group at RamonaCQE@aol.com.
Jim Fontana, a Ramona resident, is a member of the Ramona chapter of Citizens for Quality Education.