Spread the loveBy Matthew Lynch As more and more governors and local politicians denounce Common Core initiatives, and more states officially back away from the standards, the debate over the place and effectiveness of Common Core heats up.  In fact,Indiana’s Republican Governor Mike Pence made headlines when he announced that his state would soon abandon the Common Core standards.  But what is really going on and how does this affect those who matter most—the teachers and students? What Indiana did may have appeared groundbreaking to outsiders, but anyone following the Common Core debate knows it is just the tip of … Continue reading Teaching and Politics: Behind the Scenes of Common Core Wars