The Origins of the Common Core

1. The Nation Was at Risk and the Public Schools Did It
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2. Public Schools: Conservative Coalescence and the Socialist Threat
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3. Friedmanomics, School Vouchers, and Choice
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4. Corporate Superstars and an Inconvenient Truth
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5. Public Schools and a Third Way of Governing
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6. NCLB and the Texas Tall Tale
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7. Education Reform and the Deep State: An Alternate Universe
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8. The CCSS: Systemic Education Reform Writ Large
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9. CCSS: The Gorilla in the Room for Free Market Education Reform
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10. Conclusion
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Keywords: Education, Childhood Education, Education Policy, Educational Policy and Politics, Curriculum Studies, History of Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership