Just days before the left - right imbroglio blew up, Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond - Hellmann used her annual letter to issue a much - discussed mea
culpa regarding the Foundation's efforts on behalf of the Common Core.
They should demand an acknowledgment from Duncan (making it easier for him to deliver that essential mea
culpa), insist on safeguards
regarding data collection and federal involvement, and seek clarity as to how governance of the Common Core and the assessments are going to be ordered so as to respect state sovereignty and guard against E.U. - style bureaucratic creep.