Mar 14, 2016 ... The Obama administration has abused executive power in forcing Common Core  on the states. It has used Race to the Top funds to effectively blackmail and force  the states to adopt Common Core.” — Ted Cruz, CNN Republican debate, March  10. Common Core is “education through Washington, D.C. I ...
Mar 14, 2016 ... During last Thursday's GOP debate in Miami, Trump remarked that the Common  Core is “education through Washington, D.C. I don't want that.” Pushed for  clarification, he told moderator Jake Tapper that Common Core started as a state- led effort but has been “taken over by Washington” and is a “disaster.”.
State school chiefs and governors recognized the value of consistent, real-world  learning goals and launched this effort to ensure all students, regardless of  where .... As of December 2013, 45 states, the Department of Defense Education  Activity, Washington D.C., Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S.  Virgin ...
Sep 8, 2016 ... He regularly refers to the program as “education through Washington D.C.” Mr.  Trump wants to end Common Core and “educate locally.” Mrs. Clinton: She also  does not appear to be a big fan of Common Core, but has stressed the  importance of national educational standards. In an interview with Newsday ...
In addition to adopting the Common Core State Standards in reading and  mathematics, the District of Columbia has adopted new, more challenging  learning standards designed to encourage the highest achievement of every  student, by defining the knowledge, concepts and skills that students should  acquire at each ...
Common Core is "education through Washington D.C."