Actually they acknowledged that in the only two states that have implemented the Common Core standards (Kentucky and New York) test scores have plummeted. I was surprised that they admitted that.
Michael Berry, local Conservative radio talk show host in Houston, was talking about the low scores in New York and how everyone seemed surprised. Texas, purportedly, opted out of Common Core but I wouldn’t put it past some of the larger school districts to still try to ease it in through the back door.
Proficiency levels also plummeted in New York, the next state to fully implement the standards, but education leaders cautioned that the results were more a reflection of higher standards than declining student achievement. …