Fighting for mediocrity…

That seems to be the common denominator in the education debate today. PTO nowadays means that many parents and teachers do exactly that. In the tristate area, and I suppose elsewhere, large numbers of students, encouraged by parents and teachers, have opted out of the Common Core testing. TV ads attacking area governors feature irate parents who don’t want their kids tested, but if you look at the sponsors of these ads, you’ll see they’re paid for by teachers’ unions. Why this fight for medi...