United to Counter The Common Core Agenda Through Mobilization

The purported goal of the Common Core Standards is equal competency across the country at each grade level.  However, no provisions were made for the special needs population, with the exception of a series of vague instructions that they be provided with the "support services, individualized instruction and assistive technology they need for the rigor and high expectations of the Common Core State Standards."  The author examines the challenges this population and their instructors face, as they attempt to work within the confines of a one-size-fits-all curriculum. 

http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/the-common-core-is-tough-on-kids-with-special-needs/283973/