Saturday Open Thread [2.21.15]

Saturday Open Thread [2.21.15]

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Jake Miller at CBS examines how Common Core may become a primary issue for Republican presidential candidates. Eventually, I think it will become an issue in Democratic politics as well. If Kavips has his way, it already has:
Common Core federal education standards are riling the conservative base, and as the 2016 Republican presidential field takes shape, the standards -- seen by right wing activists as a federal overreach and a threat to parental rights -- are poised to play a big role in the GOP nominating process. That's doubly true in Iowa, where the kinds of Republican voters most vehemently opposed to Common Core -- evangelical Christians, home-schooling advocates, states-rights conservatives -- exert considerable influence over the state's first-in-the-nation presidential caucus.

The Weekly Addresses

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In his Weekly Address, President Obama underscored the importance of continuing to grow our economy and support good-paying jobs for our workers by opening up new markets for American goods and services. In an effort that will surely please education advocates throughout the state, Governor Markell shares his weekly message with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Boy, is Markell's legacy going to be completely destroyed by his positions on education. Here is Senator Harris McDowell on Larry Mendte's Delaware Way's program, where they discuss crime in Wilmington and the Sustainable Energy Utility Program, as well as Harris' thoughts on Beau Biden, John Carney and the Delaware's Game of Thrones.