 turmoil swirling around common core setting national standards for basic educational curriculums sounds like a good idea doesn t it shouldn t kids be learning at the same level no matter where they live but like so many good ideas implementation of a national educational standard isn t going so well criticisms are coming from all directions what s wrong with this great idea read more  wwwwashingtonpostcom local education turmoilswirlingaroundcommoncoreeducationstandards 201304297e2b0ec4b0fd11e2bbf2a6f9e9d79e19storyhtml  turmoil swirling around common core  