Secretary of Education Arne Duncan slowly backing away from Common Core

◼ Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has always been a strong supporter of the controversial Common Core Standards — like his boss, President Barack Obama — but he is now beginning to distance himself from a reform that has earned considerable animosity from teachers, parents, students and activists. - Daily Caller

This is a significant step backward for Duncan, who said just last June that the Common Core standards were possibly the best thing to happen to education reform since Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court decision that mandated desegregation.

...He also famously blamed “white suburban moms” for giving Common Core a bad name.

From the comments: CommonCore follows in the same path as 0bamaoCare, disintegrating as it rolls out.