Allen West recently labeled Common Core,
“The Obamacare of Education.”
It’s true – Common Core is a dream come
true for big government. Sadly, it’s nothing but a nightmare for
schools, teachers, parents, and our students.
Rather than tailoring education to our
children’s specific needs, Common Core creates a standardized national
curriculum that is complex and irrelevant to the needs of both
teachers and students.
Common Core also limits local control and
decision-making. It takes education even further out of our
communities and places it in the hands of unions and
government.
Since the very beginning of this latest
battle in education, I have listened to good citizens across our state
and I've taken a stand in the Assembly against the dangers of Common
Core.
But it’s not enough just to say “no” or
voice opposition. We need leadership that will offer solutions and get
things done. Like you, I stand in favor of localized control and
educational choice here in California.
That’s
why I’m excited to announce that I’ve taken the initiative to
introduce a freedom-focused bill that would allow school districts
across the state to opt out of Common Core.
The local districts that choose to be
freed from these standards will simply follow the previous educational
requirements already in place by the state. These districts will also
be responsible for funding their own forms of testing to assure that
our students’ progress and achievement is still being
measured.
At the end of the day, Common Core puts
the bureaucrats at the Department of Education in Washington, D.C. in
charge of our students' education instead of teachers and
parents.
This is unacceptable and frankly,
un-American.
We really can make education reform a
reality in California, but I need your help. Can
I count on you to invest today to help change the balance of power at
the Capitol in Sacramento? We simply cannot keep up the fight
without your support.
Please join me as we continue to stand up
for school choice, innovative education reform, and local choice.
Common Core and its radical agenda is a threat to all of
these.
Godspeed,
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Assemblyman Tim Donnelly
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