National Education Association: Just say No to common Core tests
Education Reporter
The NEA struggles to remain
solidly aligned with the Democratic Party although the union opposes most of
Pres. Obama’s education policies. At the 2013 National Education Association
convention in Atlanta,
union leadership both promoted Common Core standards and fought against them.
The union seems afraid to directly rebuke President
Obama and his policies. Delegates introduced — but failed to pass — two
measures that condemned Obama’s education policies outright and were critical
of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; both measures called on Obama to fire Duncan.
The NEA passed several “New
Business Items” designed to protect teachers from Common Core. Some observers
ask: WHAT ABOUT THE STUDENTS?
What about the future of public education? Although the NEA could be a force
against Common Core and the federal takeover of American education, the union
seems too aligned with the Democratic political machine to do more than squeak
about testing that could negatively impact their own job security and paychecks.
The NEA union wants American
students to adapt to Common Core standards and tests but they would prefer that
Common Core doesn’t affect teachers.
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