Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2014 5:40:08 GMT -8
Jeb Bush Has a 'Common Core' Problem
by Dr. Susan Berry
Accompanying the rising speculation that Jeb Bush is weighing a run for president in 2016 comes the question of whether an establishment candidate like Bush can survive being an avid supporter of the Common Core academic standards.
In an informal survey of former Mitt Romney donors, Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post found that every Romney donor he spoke with named Jeb Bush as the top Republican candidate. While name recognition and the all-important “electability” were listed as important candidate qualities for Romney donors, Lowery also discovered:
The donors said that – like Romney – Bush's time as governor proved he can be an effective leader and manager. His willingness to tackle (or attempt to, at least) tough policy initiatives such as education and criminal justice reform remind them of Romney's work on health care at the state level.
However, as Anthony Zurcher wrote for the BBC, it may be Bush’s work on education policy – and, specifically, his support of the highly controversial Common Core standards – that could doom his chances as the Republican nominee.
Bush has been an unwavering supporter of the nationalized academic standards that his fellow Republican, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, recently referred to as “toxic” even as he urged the creators of the Common Core to simply “rebrand” them to the American people.
In an op-ed for National Review last year, Bush wrote that the nation needs high standards as a foundation for education reform:
Recognizing this need, state leaders have worked together to develop a set of rigorous academic standards in math and English language arts. These standards, known as the Common Core State Standards, set an ambitious and voluntary goal line. The states develop their own content or game plans to get into the end zone. State and local leaders call the plays.
“This is not the establishment of a national curriculum,” Bush claimed.
more: www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/03/04/Jeb-Bush-Has-A-Common-Core-Problem
I cannot, will not, support anyone who supports "Common Core"!
I cannot, will not, support anyone who is part of a "political dynasty".
I am tired of voting for the lesser of two evils, because that still has me voting for evil. I didn't have to do that with Mitt Romney - I think he is a genuinely decent man.
The choice between another Bush and another Clinton means that while I will still vote down ticket I will not vote for president for the first time. I will no longer vote for evil. Even the lesser.
by Dr. Susan Berry
Accompanying the rising speculation that Jeb Bush is weighing a run for president in 2016 comes the question of whether an establishment candidate like Bush can survive being an avid supporter of the Common Core academic standards.
In an informal survey of former Mitt Romney donors, Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post found that every Romney donor he spoke with named Jeb Bush as the top Republican candidate. While name recognition and the all-important “electability” were listed as important candidate qualities for Romney donors, Lowery also discovered:
The donors said that – like Romney – Bush's time as governor proved he can be an effective leader and manager. His willingness to tackle (or attempt to, at least) tough policy initiatives such as education and criminal justice reform remind them of Romney's work on health care at the state level.
However, as Anthony Zurcher wrote for the BBC, it may be Bush’s work on education policy – and, specifically, his support of the highly controversial Common Core standards – that could doom his chances as the Republican nominee.
Bush has been an unwavering supporter of the nationalized academic standards that his fellow Republican, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, recently referred to as “toxic” even as he urged the creators of the Common Core to simply “rebrand” them to the American people.
In an op-ed for National Review last year, Bush wrote that the nation needs high standards as a foundation for education reform:
Recognizing this need, state leaders have worked together to develop a set of rigorous academic standards in math and English language arts. These standards, known as the Common Core State Standards, set an ambitious and voluntary goal line. The states develop their own content or game plans to get into the end zone. State and local leaders call the plays.
“This is not the establishment of a national curriculum,” Bush claimed.
more: www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/03/04/Jeb-Bush-Has-A-Common-Core-Problem
I cannot, will not, support anyone who supports "Common Core"!
I cannot, will not, support anyone who is part of a "political dynasty".
I am tired of voting for the lesser of two evils, because that still has me voting for evil. I didn't have to do that with Mitt Romney - I think he is a genuinely decent man.
The choice between another Bush and another Clinton means that while I will still vote down ticket I will not vote for president for the first time. I will no longer vote for evil. Even the lesser.
