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PDK/Gallup Poll Finds Rising Awareness, Majority Opposition to Common Core
Education Week ^ | August 20, 2014 | By Lauren Camera

Posted on 08/20/2014 8:53:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

While more people know what the Common Core State Standards are than last year, a majority of them oppose the standards, according to the 46th edition of the PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools.

Overall, the wide-ranging survey found, 81 percent of those polled said they had heard about the common standards, compared with 38 percent last year. However, 60 percent oppose the standards, generally because they believe the standards will limit the flexibility that teachers have to teach what they think is best. Last year's poll did not specifically ask respondents whether or not they supported the standards.

The poll also highlighted a partisan split in opinion on the common core: 76 percent of Republicans and 60 percent of independents said they oppose the standards. Democrats were the only category of respondents polled in which a majority said they support the standards, 53 percent in favor compared to 38 percent opposed.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: commoncore; education; schooling

1 posted on 08/20/2014 8:53:10 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And bear in mind this is from a liberal news source that most likely supports the use if Commom Core for indoctrination training.


2 posted on 08/20/2014 8:54:52 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Common Core is the brainchild of Agenda 21, NWO moguls Bill and Melinda Gates.

It's designed to make your kids slaves to the future global elites, by turning them into docile, submissive, obedient, collectivist humanoids.

3 posted on 08/20/2014 8:58:22 AM PDT by Paulie (Get off the grid.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It doesn’t matter what “the majority” want. It matters what the ruling liberal regime wants.


4 posted on 08/20/2014 9:15:55 AM PDT by YHAOS
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
In July, Glenn Beck assembled a forum of pro-family activists to discuss Common Core. It was a very good presentation, with audience interaction via cellphone during the event, broadcast to movie theaters so that local people could network with one another. It cost $20 to go there; so I'm about to link you to valuable information -- the link to the Action Plan developed by his group:

We Will Not Conform Action Plan

5 posted on 08/20/2014 9:29:29 AM PDT by Albion Wilde ("LEX REX." ("The law is the king.") -- Samuel Rutherford)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

You’d better believe it.


6 posted on 08/20/2014 9:34:47 AM PDT by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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