MARIETTA — Georgia Schools Superintendent John Barge wanted the audience at the Cobb GOP’s Saturday breakfast to know he’s not to blame for the controversial Common Core Standards.
Barge made this point a half dozen times during a talk on the subject, clearing Gov. Nathan Deal of blame as well.
“First let me say that the Common Core Standards were adopted by the previous administration,” Barge said as he began his speech. “The previous superintendent. The previous governor. Governor Deal and I walked into and inherited the Race to the Top grant and Common Core state standards, OK? Could the state have done that a little better? Absolutely.”
Barge describes Common Core as ensuring that the Algebra taught in Georgia is the same Algebra taught in New York or Kansas.
via The Marietta Daily Journal – Getting to the Common Core of the matter.
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