An answer to that question is to be found in the eighth annual Education Next survey of public and teacher opinion discussed in this issue of the journal (see «No Common Opinion on the Common Core,» features, Winter 2015). (educationnext.org)
An Education Next survey found that 67 percent of the public supports the federal government mandating tests in math and reading each year in grades 3 - 8 and once in high school. (educationnext.org)
The 2013 Education Next Survey Americans React to Common Core and Other Education Policies By Michael B. Henderson and Paul E. Peterson (educationnext.org)