The new school year is just around the corner, and Ohio plans to align its standardized tests with the Common Core curriculum. Opponents see this as a federal takeover of public education and are working to pass a bill eliminating the Core. This hour we'll hear from both sides, and discuss the future of standardized education in Ohio.
Guests:
Jim Siegel, statehouse reporter for the Columbus Dispatch
Melissa Cooper, president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers
Greg Harris; Ohio director of StudentsFirst
Joy Pullmann, research fellow at the Heartland Institute & managing editor of School Reform News
July 31, 2014