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Connections: The Future of the Common Core

Is this the end of the Common Core? There are indications from both the federal and state levels that the controversial set of learning standards has lost favor. The Obama Administration has indicated a desire to make sure students do not spend more than 2 percent of their annual time in the classroom taking tests.

Our panel discusses possible changes, and whether students are taking too many tests. Our guests:

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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