The pre-Ryder Cup controversies hit the mea
culpa stage, after Mickelson slammed Sutton for setting him and Tiger Woods up for failure at Oakland Hills a decade ago, and Pete Willett caused his Ryder Cup - playing brother consternation by insulting all things American.
Duncan needs to give a speech in which he pleads «mea
culpa» and acknowledges that federal involvement and money played a nontrivial (and perhaps, in hindsight, an unfortunate) role in the early
stages of the Common Core.