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Math professor: Common Core “will set our children back one to two years.” Governor in retreat. 

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By Maureen Downey

Those thundering footsteps of late are the governor and Legislature beating a hasty retreat from Common Core State Standards, which have come under fire from both the left and the right.

Gov. Nathan Deal had been in full support of Common Core, but that seems to have changed. It is unclear whether his doubts grew out of political or policy concerns.

According to the AJC:

Gov. Nathan Deal has ordered a sweeping review of the Common Core national guidelines and asked the State Board of Education to “formally un-adopt” a part of the program that includes sample English test selections that infuriated some parents.

Deal also asked the board to develop a new social studies curriculum that emphasizes, among other aspects, civic and fiscal responsibility; and urged members to come up with a model reading list for school boards across the state. The governor’s order signals his flagging support for Common