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    Expert education journalist, Nirvi Shah, brings you up to speed on the Common Core standards now being rolled out across the nation. This presentation offers an overview of the standards and how states and districts are putting them into practice, along with details on politics and testing. You’ll come away with solid reporting strategies and story ideas you can tailor for your audience.

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    Expert education journalist, Nirvi Shah, brings you up to speed on the Common Core standards now being rolled out across the nation. This presentation offers an overview of the standards and how states and districts are putting them into practice, along with details on politics and testing. You’ll come away with solid reporting strategies and story ideas you can tailor for your audience.

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    REPORTING ON THE COMMON CORE: POLITICS

    Nirvi Shah Education Editor POLITICOPro

    Why are these standards politicized?


    Standards typically arent Federal role $ for testing, RTTT, NCLB

    waivers; Arne Duncan love Unanticipated backlash: prevention was around content Driving the opposition: Local control issues, NSA, David Barton

    Lots of state action to track

    Smoke doesnt always mean fire

    Many states conducting hearings or are home to protests,

    rallies A lot of it is pure political posturing: Legislation, demands have zero chance of advancing

    But it can
    Financial block: Michigan, Oklahoma Reviewing standards: Georgia, Indiana, Pennsylvania,

    Wisconsin Legislative permission: North Carolina Testing consortia withdrawal: Florida, Georgia, Indiana

    Follow the money


    Gates Foundation Common Core-related

    grants: http://bit.ly/12rg5Aw When protests or rallies develop and generate huge turnout, ask questions. Grassroots or astro turf?

    Tracking state action


    National Conference of State Legislatures common core

    database: http://bit.ly/1eAUeOa

    Some links for reference


    The Common Core money war http://politi.co/14iIni0 Common-Core Standards Have Tea Party Seeing

    U.S. School Takeover http://bloom.bg/1dIEzfh


    Exit Strategy: State Lawmakers Consider

    Dropping Common Core http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/ anti-cc-bill.html

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