New Hampshire is among some forty states to adopt this more rigorous set of standards for math and language arts in public schools. But just as this bi-partisan effort becomes reality, the system is facing some backlash from both the right and left. We’ll find out more about Common Core and the challenges it faces getting off the ground.
Guests:
- Heather Gage: Director of the Division of Instruction at the New Hampshire Dept. of Education.
- Laura Hainey: President of the New Hampshire chapter of the American Federation of Teachers
- Paul Peterson: Director of the Harvard University program on education policy, editor-in-chief of the journal called Education Next, and author of the forthcoming book, Endangering Prosperity: a Global View of the American School.
