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In 1981, the Reagan administration commissioned a report on America's public schools. The report harshly critiqued the education system, drawing the ire of many on the left who said the solutions proposed ignored poverty and inequity in the system. Today, President Obama's administration admits its education reform is highly influenced by the 1981 report.
Sarah Garland of the Hechinger Report and The C.S. Monitor have detailed how America got from Reagan's report to today's fight over the Common Core.
From the story:
"But as many policy prescriptions from the report and the movement it fueled become reality, they’re sparking a another backlash among those who say the country has embraced the worst of “A Nation at Risk” – an overhyped sense of crisis and business-focused mentality – and turned its back on the report’s best ideas about empowering teachers, raising expectations for students, and identifying and training better school leaders."