<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[LL1885]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://ladyliberty1885.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[A.P. Dillon]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://ladyliberty1885.com/author/ladyliberty1885/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[State-Led Myth Nuked By Duncan Himself: Opt Out and Fed Will Have To &#8216;Step&nbsp;In&#8217;.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[One of the most prevalent myths perpetuated by Common Core supporters is that Common Core was or is state-led.  

Duncan State LedNational Review Online (NRO) picked up that myth and applied it to the Secretary of Education's recent 'threat' to parents who are opting their kids out of the Common Core tests.  

NRO also picked up on Duncan's statements being translated into an attempt to mobilize minority communities to defend Common Core and the tests -- because... Civil Rights, you racists. ]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://ladyliberty1885.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/duncan-state-led-e1429970214821.jpg?fit=440%2C330]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[250]]></thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[200]]></thumbnail_height></oembed>