The author of this post is Diane Ravitch, a fairly reputable figure with some knowledge on the subject. She is a professor at New York University and is an analyst of educational policy and researches education, giving her credibility on the controversy. The author is currently in New York, which is one of the main places the common core discussion is being debated. Diane Ravitch is posting as a "public figure", with 19,264 people following her, giving more reliability than posting as an individual account. The article discusses a statement from Governor Andrew M. Culomo which can be confirmed from other sources. Ravitch regularly posts about educational news and occasionally fills in more details about the common core controversy. The page goes back to 2010 so is very established. Overall the source seems fairly reliable due to the credibility of the author and the page in general.
The account that posted this is "RichTopia", an online business magazine that informs readers about current events focusing on the workplace, which is fairly credible. However the twitter account is tweeting from London, England which is not where the controversy is taking place. This account is very legitimate because of its affiliation with a credible magazine and its 268,000 followers. The content within this post is a video with a testimony from a 100 year old math teacher, which cannot be confirmed from another source. Despite this fact, it seems the speaker is very knowledgable on the topic. The account tweets regularly but never again about this same subject. RichTopia's twitter account has been used for almost a year, created in December 2014. I believe this source is fairly reliable considering the fact it's from a magazine; however there are a couple red flags that could cause the source to be not quite as solid as others.
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