Shhhhh ... you’re RIGHT!
Not at all. Think things through.
NJ schools and curricula are already far more liberal than the national average. Moving to federal standards would actually be an improvement compared to the nonsense that goes on in this state.
The governor could get the refund from the feds and simultaneously make the school system less crazy and more accountable.
Getting our money back from the thieves in Washington while continuing the war on the teacher's unions is the essence of smart conservatism - especially if he can find ways to use the funding to separate the townships from the unions. He's been very creative in this regard so far.
It's like the Governor is playing chess, the union is playing checkers and you guys are playing tic tac toe.