National advocacy groups have a political promise: the fight to bring down the Common Core academic standards. They are stoking populist anger over the standards — then working to channel that energy into a bold campaign to undercut public schools, weaken teachers unions and push the federal government out of education policy. Stephanie Simon from POLITICO reports.
Media's Latest Unemployment Myth: Benefits Have Gone On Too Long, reports Craig Harrington from Media Matters.
Education Watchdog with Butch Santicola features Kelby Waltman from the PSEA discussing charter schools and cyber schools,