It appears that the Obama Administration has brought both the left and right together on another issue besides dissatisfaction with Obamacare: Unhappiness with Common Core.

The Daily Caller’s Robby Soave files this report:

Another key backer of Common Core has reversed its earlier support for the national education standards: the New York State United Teachers.

The mighty teachers union has over 600,000 members, and without its support, education officials in the Empire State may not be able to continue implementing the controversial curriculum guidelines.

NYSUT’s Board of Directors approved a resolution saying that New York teachers no longer agree with the standards “as implemented,” by State Education Commissioner John King. They also expressed a vote of no confidence in King’s leadership.

“[King] has pursued policies that repeatedly ignore the voices of parents and educators who have identified problems and called on him to move more thoughtfully,” said Union President Richard Iannuzzi in the resolution, according to The Washington Post.

The union wants Common Core implementation suspended for three years, and is most insistent that the new standardized testing–which could be used to evaluate teachers for merit pay–be cancelled.

NYSUT is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers. AFT President Randi Weingarten has become increasingly outspoken about her concerns with Common Core implementation, and says she agrees with the latest resolution.

Common Core is equally controversial among grassroots conservatives, who see the standards as a vehicle for introducing federal mandates into the management of local schools. The standards have made for strange bedfellows, with angry teachers and parents representing the right, left and center turning out to dozens of King’s townhall meetings all over New York state. The meetings became so heated that King eventually cancelled them, although he later resumed them amid criticism.

“[King] has pursued policies that repeatedly ignore the voices of parents and educators who have identified problems and called on him to move more thoughtfully,” said Union President Richard Iannuzzi in the resolution, according to The Washington Post.

The union wants Common Core implementation suspended for three years, and is most insistent that the new standardized testing–which could be used to evaluate teachers for merit pay–be cancelled.