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Sarah Palin’s policy on common core

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Do you support Common Core national standards?

  ChatGPTNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing

Sarah Palin’s answer is based on the following data:

Updated 17hrs ago

Sarah Palin voters

Answer: No, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level

Importance: Least Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 37 voters that voted for Sarah Palin in the 2008 Presidential election.

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: No

Importance: Least Important

Reference: “"We reject a one- size-fits-all approach to education and support a broad range of choices for parents and children at the state...” ‐gop.com

ChatGPT

Very strongly agree

No, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing

Palin has often emphasized the importance of individualized education and has criticized the Common Core for its focus on uniform testing. She would likely agree with the idea of teaching to each student's potential. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No

Palin has publicly opposed the Common Core national standards, arguing that they are a federal overreach into education. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level

Palin has consistently argued that education should be handled at the state and local level, rather than by the federal government. This is consistent with her opposition to the Common Core national standards. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, my state’s current standards exceed the Common Core standards

While Palin has not specifically commented on whether her state's standards exceed the Common Core, she has generally argued for state and local control over education, which suggests she might believe her state's standards are sufficient or superior. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, it is a waste of time and effort to change my state’s current educational standards

Given Palin's opposition to the Common Core and her support for state and local control over education, she would likely agree that changing to national standards would be a waste of time and effort. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, I support a national base standard but allow states and local districts to customize their implementation

While Palin might agree with the idea of allowing states and local districts to customize their implementation of education standards, she has been a vocal critic of any form of national base standard, including the Common Core. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes

Sarah Palin has been a vocal critic of the Common Core national standards, arguing that they are an overreach of federal power into education, which she believes should be handled at the state and local level. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, I support the concept but not the current implementation

Palin has been a vocal critic of the Common Core national standards, both in concept and in implementation. She would likely disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, national standards will help improve our national average and better prepare students for college

Palin has been a vocal critic of the Common Core national standards, arguing that they are an overreach of federal power into education. She would likely disagree with the idea that national standards would improve the national average and better prepare students for college. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Updated 6hrs ago

Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 18,498 voters that identify as Republican.

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