Federal Government Destroying Education with the Common Core
BIOGRAPHY: Karen Schroeder is President of Advocates for
Academic Freedom, a member of Wisconsin’s Educational
Communications Board, an experienced public school teacher, and
an educational consultant.  Wisconsin legislators invited
Kathleen Porter-Magee of the Fordham Institute to testify before
a joint committee about Common Core Standards. The author of
“The Truth about Common Core” lacks a basic understanding of the
reasons that tax payers are opposed to Common Core. Parents and
teachers reject Common Core because federalizing education will
severely limit local control of schools and make reforming
education nearly impossible.  The federal government has used
its power and tax dollars to develop curricula guidelines even
though the Constitution, The General Education Provisions Act,
the Department of Education Act, and the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 place limits on the federal
government’s authority to direct or supervise i