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This year's Gates Foundation / Scholastic Corporation Survey was another in a series of opinion research projects aimed to building government, business and public support for the Common Core and its related standardized testing program.

«A new poll released today shows slipping public support for the Common Core State Standards the shared academic standards that have been put in place by more than 40 states, but backers of the approach continue to outnumber its opponents.»

August 16, 2016 — In 2016, public support for the Common Core State Standards and school vouchers continues to fall, with vouchers viewed more favorably by Democrats than Republicans.

From 2013 through 2016, public support for the Common Core steadily eroded, from 65 % to 42 %.

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On Tuesday night, at least 200 people came out to a high school to listen to Dr. Tipirneni, who spoke of her support for a public health insurance option, «common - sense» gun control, and robust funding for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

The banks should be nationalized, at least temporarily, and every person and institution involved (otherwise known as the elite banksters and politicians who served and supported the government and «quasi» government decisions) in each of the bailouts and heists of the taxpayer's (i.e. the «common» mans) money, should be divested of their personal assets and earnings and put in a stockade for public viewing, smack dab in the middle of Wall Street, to be pelted with rotten vegetables.

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeedingsupport, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeedingsupport individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeedingSupport from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

I wonder if it frustrates her, that for all her common sense, she has never had the chances, both in terms of education and financial support, that those like Kwarteng, Cameron, Osborne or so many others at the top of public life were born into.

We need to bring common sense to Common Core because New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare for these tests which are of questionable educational value instead of focusing on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher and guidance councommon sense to Common Core because New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare for these tests which are of questionable educational value instead of focusing on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher and guidance counCommon Core because New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare for these tests which are of questionable educational value instead of focusing on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher and guidance counselor.

«The basic purpose of this commission, according to the governor's charge, was to «comprehensively review and assess New York State's education system, including its structure, operation and processes...» In failing to deal at all with such major issues as funding, special education, the lack of appropriate supports for English language learners, as well as ignoring major current controversies such as implementation of [teacher evaluations] and common core systems, the commission has ill - served students, parents, and the public at large.»

Additional support for CUNY's campaign will be provided by partner organizations including the New York Public Interest Research Group, the New York City Campaign Finance Board, and Common Cause.

ALBANY — Governor Andrew Cuomo is preparing a pre-budget ad blitz, his aides have indicated, with television spots planned in support of his plans for public campaign finance, property tax relief and changes to the Common Core.

The governor's proposal also calls for federal support to keep Brooklyn's ailing hospitals open, changing the controversial Common Core school curriculum, ending standardized testing for grades K - 2, begin construction of four new casinos in the fall, allow public funding of political campaigns and reforming the state's ethics policy.

«The New York Stem Cell Foundation is a unifying force that brings the institutions together, allows us to conduct symposia under a common framework, and helps assure the scientific community and young people who are interested in research in this field that there is public support for this research,» said Dr. Harold Varmus.

While this year's poll identified a potentially powerful role for educators, trusted by the general public, in building support for the Common Core, it also offered insights into the public's beliefs on a number of other important issues.

The public, despite its support for common state standards, seems to agree.

The true test of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and of public support for it, will come over the next few years, as states carry through with their implementation plans (see Figure 2).

Public supports Common Core, and when given national ranking of local schools, Americans give those schools lower grades and express greater support for vouchers, charters, and teacher tenure reform

The poll results that Education Next released Tuesday carry mildly glum news for just about every education reformer in the land, as public support has diminished at least a bit for most initiatives on their agendas: merit pay, charter schools, vouchers, and tax credits, Common Core, and even ending teacher tenure.

The 2017 EdNext Poll — including the Trump Effect on public opinion about education Charter schools lose favor but opposition to vouchers declines; Opposition to Common Core plateaus and support for using the same standards across states gains ground

Results of a poll released on Tuesday show strong public support for the idea of shared academic standards, but much weaker support for the standards that have been put in place by 43 states and the District of Columbia: the Common Core State Standards.

With opposition mounting in both liberal and conservative circles, support for Common Core slipped significantly among the public at large, casting doubt on its very viability.

To examine how the heated rhetoric now attached to Common Core influences opinion, the2015 Louisiana Survey, an annual survey of the state's adult residents sponsored by Louisiana State University's Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs, used an experiment featuring two versions of a question assessing support for common educational stanCommon Core influences opinion, the2015 Louisiana Survey, an annual survey of the state's adult residents sponsored by Louisiana State University's Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs, used an experiment featuring two versions of a question assessing support for common educational stancommon educational standards.

Polls show overwhelming bipartisan support for the common - sense idea that schools receiving public dollars to educate children should be accountable for providing a good education.

One of the poll's most important findings this year is that support for the Common Core State Standards has dropped, but that a majority of the public still favors the standards.

A story on NPR's Morning Edition looks into why two new surveys of the American public come to different conclusions about the extent of support for the Common Core State Standards.

When the Common Core label is dropped from the question, support for the concept among the general public leaps from 53 % to 68 %.

Common Core: In the Education Next public opinion poll, 49 percent of U.S. adults said they support the Common Core State Standards; in the other poll, conducted by PDK / Gallup, 24 percent of adults share that view, while more than half said they oppose the common standards for English language arts and mathematics adopted by most sCommon Core: In the Education Next public opinion poll, 49 percent of U.S. adults said they support the Common Core State Standards; in the other poll, conducted by PDK / Gallup, 24 percent of adults share that view, while more than half said they oppose the common standards for English language arts and mathematics adopted by most sCommon Core State Standards; in the other poll, conducted by PDK / Gallup, 24 percent of adults share that view, while more than half said they oppose the common standards for English language arts and mathematics adopted by most scommon standards for English language arts and mathematics adopted by most states.

Support for keeping decision - making power local — a common feature of public attitudes — is higher among public school parents than nonparents (53 % vs. 47 %).

To explore the public's awareness of and support for the new Common Core State Standards and aligned common assessments Achieve commissioned a national poll in AugustCommon Core State Standards and aligned common assessments Achieve commissioned a national poll in Augustcommon assessments Achieve commissioned a national poll in August 2011.

Unlike the public at large, teachers are more likely to express support for the Common Core when the survey question does not include the accountability phrase.

In «The Common Core Takes Hold,» Robert Rothman of the Alliance for Excellent Education acknowledges a number of McShane's concerns: states» shrinking budgets will likely impact the funding necessary for implementation; there is little to no quality monitoring of the new resources that are being created; the new assessments — and the technology required to implement them — are hugely expensive; the public at large is poorly informed and their support for the standards is waning; and a significant drop in student test scores following implementation of Common Core - aligned assessments is a real concern.

Among the public at large, support for the Common Core has fallen from a high of 65 % to 53 % in 2014 and to 49 % in 2015.

What these workers have in common — besides earning wages that make it impossible to support a family without relying on public assistance — is that they all work for employers who can easily afford to pay their workers a living wage.

NEW YORK — Prompted by the new Common Core standards and an increase in English Language Learners in public schools, New York State education officials are moving aggressively to provide better support for bilingual teachers and improve student achievement.

The foundation has invested more than $ 1 billion to date to improve all types of schools - traditional district, public charter and private - and to support innovative organizations that share a common goal: to give all families the ability to choose the best school for their child, regardless of their zip code.

Even traditional Republican support for assimilating through common public schools the increasing numbers of immigrants has been pushed aside for politics.

Prior to joining LDC, he served as a vice president at New Visions for Public Schools, where he had responsibility for overseeing all instructional and operational supports including Common Core and teacher effectiveness implementations for 75 New York City public scPublic Schools, where he had responsibility for overseeing all instructional and operational supports including Common Core and teacher effectiveness implementations for 75 New York City public scpublic schools.

Despite strong support for the Common Core from the state's business community, some conservative critics wildly claim the higher standards are a federal plot to take over public education.

Malloy implemented an extremely prejudicial evaluation system for teachers, brought in Common Core and its associated testing (SBAC), crushed the OPT OUT movement, reduced funding for public schools while increasing funding for Achievement First Charter Schools, increased funding for CONNCan (a private Charter School advocacy group), appointed Stefan Pryor (CEO of Achievement First) as Commissioner of Education, vastly increased standardized testing throughout the state, and tried to abolish of tenure for teachers, all endorsed and supported by Melodie Peters against the wishes of the membership in CT..

The 46th annual Phi Delta Kappa / Gallup poll on the public's attitude toward public schools also shows that although America's support for the Common Core State Standards is waning and the public questions the benefits of standardized tests and international assessments, two out of three public school parents would still give high marks to the school that their children attend.

The second wave of reforms needed to transform American public education involve supporting policies such as implementing Common Core that are considered anathema for many reasons by many of their movement conservative fellow - travelers.

The Obama administration's implicit support for states enacting Common Core, embedded through both Race to the Top and the No Child waiver gambit, is only the most - recent step in moving away from the patchwork of standards and curricula (often developed by teachers on their own in slapdash fashion) that has dominated American public education for most of the past two centuries.

CCSA announced support for the bill earlier this year after fighting for common sense amendments that strengthen equity, access and due process for charter public school students facing dismissal.

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Walker and the Legislature already approved two budgets that laid the groundwork and funded new tests related to the standards, said Patrick Gasper, a spokesman for Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers, who supports the Common Core standards.

Forgetting all that and proving that Governor Malloy's administration has lost all contact with reality, the Commissioner of Education is now claiming that the lack of support for the Common Core SBAC tests is the fault of Connecticut's public school teachers.

Just last August, Superintendent Quesnel told the Middletown Patch news outlet that, «The East Hartford Public Schools are utilizing Alliance District funding [the extra state taxpayer funds his town was given] to support early literacy — particularly for getting needed materials for students in grades K - 2... These resources provide Common Core aligned instruction that help students reach grade level by Grade 3.»

November 2011: A Gates Foundation grant to the New Venture Fund — «to support efforts to better engage and mobilize public support for educational policy and advocacy goals, especially around common core standards and effective teaching reforms within and among the faith community and faith leaders.»