` The far right and far left have made up their minds , '' spokesman Massie Ritsch wrote . NEW : In remarks to CNN , Duncan apologizes for his choice of words . Comment: He was talking about the Common Core State Standards , a controversial effort . Writes one commentator : `` This Obama educrat has stepped in it . Big time ''
NEW : In remarks to CNN , Duncan apologizes for his choice of words . Comment: He was talking about the Common Core State Standards , a controversial effort . Writes one commentator : `` This Obama educrat has stepped in it . Big time ''