And because the Obama Administration has
followed up on its waiver gambit with other senseless decisions — including Duncan's move this past June to allow waiver states a one - year moratorium from fully implementing teacher evaluation systems they promised to put into place in order to allay opposition from teachers» unions and others to the use of
exams aligned with Common Core reading and math standards — the waiver gambit has also made it harder for
reform - minded politicians to push ahead on transforming education for kids.