By Lindsey Burke, Neal McCluskey, Theodor Rebarber, Stanley Kurtz, William A. Estrada and Williamson M. Evers Heritage.org .... Stop a federal bureaucrat, a schoolteacher, and a parent on the street and you will likely hear three different observations about what education can, and should, do. Considering these differing perspectives provides insight into why opposition to Common Core has been strongest among parents. National standards may provide useful information to state and federal policymakers, but have driven curriculum and pedagogy in a way that dissatisfies parents. Each of the essays contained in this short compendium delivers a different perspective on the shortcomings of … [Read more...]