Common Core Discussion: Krashen and Van Roekel

Here is a summary about the Common Core Standards and an argument from Dr. Stephen Krashen about why it would be much better to control for poverty, to invest in addressing key ways to reduce impact of poverty on student achievement: access to better nutrition, health care, and school libraries. 
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TePVSNXTUvA