Performance based funding is here and it isn't going to go away. It is a conservative concept, in that it requires schools to perform to a level set by the government, in answer to complaints about the dismal performance of many public schools. Being performance based funding isn't going away, it only stands to reason that curricula must be tied to this performance assessment. The idea behind a test is to measure the success of both the student and those administering the curricula in acquiring/teaching the curricular content. We can both spend the rest of the night talking about how we hate government intrusion into any number of aspects of our lives and it won't change a thing. The reality is that within the current paradigm, CC is an improvement upon how things were being done under NCLB. I agree with you in terms of government intrusion, I'm simply realistic enough to know that the die has been cast in regard to standardized testing and funding. You may want to consider that there was almost no outcry from conservatives when NCLB was put into motion. Now there was a poorly conceived program! Why all the fuss now?
