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Thu Jun 19, 2014, 07:38 AM

Jun 2014

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Louisiana: Governor Jindal Drops Common Core and PARCC [View all] yurbud Jun 2014 OP

Booby did that?! KamaAina Jun 2014 #1

yea so they can teach creationism leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #3

Touche. KamaAina Jun 2014 #4

that might be the price we have to pay in some states to pry Wall Street off our kids yurbud Jun 2014 #5

I would take Wall Street over anti gay bible thumpers. iandhr Jun 2014 #14

Why is it always a lesser of two evils with democrats? I'm so sick of that. I won't take either. liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #18

If those were my only two choices, I'd move yurbud Jun 2014 #20

A deadly statement! JackRiddler Jun 2014 #57

So we either let republicans teach creationism or we let corporations test our schools into oblivion liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #6

I doubt it. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #29

The corporate dems have allowed repukes, even really vile ones like Piyush, to outflank them Doctor_J Jun 2014 #2

who's Piyush? yurbud Jun 2014 #7

That's Jindal's actual first name. n/t Psephos Jun 2014 #9

People from India who live in the US usually choose an American name as a nickname jmowreader Jun 2014 #35

not in my school kwassa Jun 2014 #45

Piyush Jindal. NOLALady Jun 2014 #12

Outflanked? fujiyama Jun 2014 #34

When are certain Democrats going to recognize that Republicans are using them as tools Android3.14 Jun 2014 #8

My autistic son who is in special education is being forced to keep up with Common Core liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #10

My complete sympathy Android3.14 Jun 2014 #13

Why is a national curriculum desireable? Psephos Jun 2014 #11

A lack of a national curriculum means Intelligent Design in the classroom Android3.14 Jun 2014 #15

No, it doesn't. Psephos Jun 2014 #16

I completely agree with you. Democrats use women's rights and gay rights to avoid economic issues. liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #19

Let's go at this from a different direction jmowreader Jun 2014 #36

we can keep fighting to keep creationism out of the classroom without supporting Common Core. liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #17

Why keep creationism out of the classroom? louielouie Jun 2014 #21

you want creationism in the classroom? Put it in an optional comparative religion class where liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #22

It seems like you have already changed your mind. louielouie Jun 2014 #25

Already changed my mind about what? I have advocated for an optional comparative religion class for liberal_at_heart Jun 2014 #26

Earlier you said, "We can keep fighting to keep creationism out of the classroom...." louielouie Jun 2014 #27

Thank you for playing Android3.14 Jun 2014 #23

That's a convenient strawman. Igel Jun 2014 #28

True. Some teachers need the Test so they'll know what to teach. Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #30

Some teachers cannot handle the content Android3.14 Jun 2014 #32

Wrong TeacherB87 Jun 2014 #24

By your logic, we should only attempt to do something if it will solve every aspect of a challenge Android3.14 Jun 2014 #31

Common Core is not designed to "meet a challenge." It is designed to make a profit for the company yurbud Jun 2014 #38

So what you are saying is... Android3.14 Jun 2014 #41

the company is dictating the standard. It's like a scalpel company dictating medical treatment yurbud Jun 2014 #47

No. Android3.14 Jun 2014 #48

"philanthropies" that attack pensions and collective bargaining for teachers, and for the benefit yurbud Jun 2014 #49

You make claims, but you don't provide proof Android3.14 Jun 2014 #50

Here's a couple to start yurbud Jun 2014 #51

Tsk tsk. Android3.14 Jun 2014 #52

condescension like your last line doesn't play here yurbud Jun 2014 #55

I needed to add this Android3.14 Jun 2014 #42

Have at it Louisiana! fujiyama Jun 2014 #33

Hammer,... Ferretherder Jun 2014 #37

this dislike it for the wrong reasons, but as long as it's another log on the fire... yurbud Jun 2014 #39

"Another log?" Try "lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas" as a more msanthrope Jun 2014 #40

"centrist" Democrats love bipartisanship when it serves their corporate masters yurbud Jun 2014 #43

Jindal is "little people?" nt msanthrope Jun 2014 #44

no he isn't, but the opposition to common core is coming from the bottom up yurbud Jun 2014 #46

No. Android3.14 Jun 2014 #53

Good one jamzrockz Jun 2014 #56

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2014 #54