Supporters argue that national standards will be better than relying on separate standards from 50 states. Opponents question their academic rigor and, moreover, argue that Common Core is hard — if not impossible — to adopt in a way that upholds the core values of a Catholic education. A classical education, they maintain, cannot be delivered through a Common Core curriculum.
Common Core conundrum
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