Randi Weingarten - I've heard from pre-K and k...

I've heard from pre-K and kindergarten teachers alike that the Common Core is inappropriately pushing written literacy standards when the focus should be on the development of oral literacy skills. And that's actually delaying the development of literacy.

Randi Weingarten

American Activist

Born: Dec 18, 1957

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