ESSA Would Handcuff a Trump Education Secretary on Common Core And More

ESSA Would Handcuff a Trump Education Secretary on Common Core And More

Education Week

Alyson Klein

11/11/2016

Key Points: President elect Donald Trump campaigned on eliminating Common core. Every Student Succeed Act prevents future Education Secretaries from manipulating states' standards.

Relevance: The ESSA sets up the common core standards as the right for the individual state to choose. The Federal government should not be able to manipulate what standard a state chooses to adhere to. 

Can a President Trump get rid of Common Core?

National Public Radio

Corey Turner

11/10/2016

Can a President Trump get rid of Common Core?

Key Points: States have always selected their own standards. Race to the Top is over, and No Child has been replaced by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Relevance: The Republicans are going to have control of the White house and congress. Will they take their fight to the Common core State Standards?

Title: Trump Brings Uncertainty to Big Education Issues

Source/Author/Date: RealClearEducation, Andrew Ujifusa, November 9th 2016

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