Campaign 2010: Tea Party / RNC Asleep At Wheel On Common Core

Amazing how little attention this whole Common Core thing has gotten, what with the Tea Party and the RNC pushing hard against government intrusion.  They've been asleep at the wheel on this one, which bodes poorly for their chances to take the House in November.  Meantime, here's a sampling of mainstream commentary, courtesy of the Atlantic Wire:

• National Standards Delusion Neal McCluskey, Cato Institute
• Slipping Standards The Boston Herald
• Sound School Standards The Boston Globe
• Common Standards Helpful Richard Kahlenberg NYT
• Understandable, But Wrong Bruce Fuller, The New York Times
• Uniformity Is Not Equality Alfie Kohn, The New York Times

The best part is the headline, though:   Should States Let the Federal Government Set Education Standards for Schools?