WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Big Government and Big Business proponents of the Common Core K-12 experiment are launching a new ad campaign that’s aimed at turning conservative critics of the nationalized learning standards into supporters.

POLITICO reports that Common Core advocates have made “a major ad buy” that, for the next few months, will fill American’s TV and computers screens with ads that “undercut dire Tea Party warnings that the (math and English) standards amount to a federal power grab, akin to Obamacare.”

The pro-Common Core ads will feature classroom teachers, a group that’s said to have more credibility with viewers than the government and business types that are pushing the initiative.

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POLITICO also reports that “thousands of small-business owners and corporate executives” – mostly in red states – “have been bombarding state lawmakers with emails, calls and personal visits to press the point that better standards will mean a better workforce and ultimately, a better economy.”

Some military officials have even joined the effort, making the claim that Common Core will provide the armed forces with more capable members. That, in turn, will improve national security.

Or so they claim.

The truth is nobody knows what the long-term effects of Common Core will be. A number of credible scholars make the case that a national, one-size-fits-all approach to education could actually disincentive states from trying to improve their school systems. That could lead to stagnation and widespread mediocrity.

Many of these same critics also say the Common Core standards aren’t nearly as “rigorous” as they’re being advertised to the American people, and could leave students less prepared for a career in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). This warning is based on the fact that Common Core does not introduce students to pre-calculus in high school – a condition that makes getting a STEM degree in four years of college very difficult.

But those warnings are going unheeded by many in the business community, which is dominated by group-think obsessed individuals who’ll accept any premise that’s said to improve the economy.

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(Many of these corporate zombies are also aggressively supporting President Barack Obama’s push for universal prekindergarten, despite much evidence that such programs have almost no long-term impact on student achievement.)

Business leaders are reportedly telling lawmakers that they have to choose between their support and the Tea Party’s support.

“We’re telling the legislature that this (Common Core) is our No. 1 issue,” Todd Sanders, CEO of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, told POLITICO. “We will be watching.”

Big Business’ effort is already getting some big results. According to POLITICO, the group has convinced lawmakers in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin to kill bills that would have weakened or nullified the standards.

The big question is whether or not average conservative voters will buy these arguments and become Common Core backers.

Arizona state Sen. Al Melvin – a staunch Common Core critic – thinks they won’t.

“Frankly, (the business leaders) can rant and rave as much as they want,” Melvin told POLITICO. “They’re not going to affect me, and I don’t think they’re going to affect any others. I’m a businessman. But sometimes, these chambers of commerce get it wrong.”