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It\u2019s back to school season and for many children, teachers, and parents across the country school looks very similar. That\u2019s because in 2009, the Common Core was introduced, standardizing what K-12 students should know, and be tested on. Professor Nicholas Tampio describes what that means for public education and imagines a different way forward for America\u2019s schools.

For More on this Topic:

• Read Tampio\u2019s opinion pieces in Aeon and HuffPost
• Check out his book, Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy
• Find Jesse H. Rhodes\u2019 article on education politics in Perspectives on Politics (paywall)