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Friday, November 13, 2026

Pro-Common Core Group Floods Airwaves in Iowa

The Sunlight Foundation, a political transparency non-profit, reports this week that early messaging in Iowa is being dominated by the Collaborative for Student Success (CFSS), one of the country’s most vocal promoters of Common Core.  Sunlight found that the DC-based, Gates-funded CFSS has spent over $764,000 on advertising so far in the Hawkeye State, well surpassing even the most active presidential Super PACs.[...]

Ramesh is Wrong

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