Military Members Lend Support to Common Core

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Mar. 4, 2014
By Martha Dalton

Major General Ronald Johnson said children of service men and women attend between six and nine different schools during their elementary years. He says before 45 states agreed to adopt the Common Core, that was a hardship for children in military families.

“A student could master the skills and knowledge to progress from the fifth grade to the sixth grade in one state, for example, and then find himself far behind his or her classmates when they started sixth grade at a new school in a new state,” he said.

In addition, Major General David Bockel said many Georgia high school graduates aren’t qualified for military service.

“Those who do graduate and try to join the military, 25% can’t score high enough on the military entrance exam for math, literacy and problem-solving to be able to enlist,” Bockel said.

Having more rigorous standards could help address the skills gap, he said.

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