TGI: Scott Smith crosses party lines in Common Core centered schools race

Former Mesa mayor, Scott Smith, is crossing party lines and is backing Democrat David Garcia for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction. Smith, a Republican and former home building executive, is a strong supporter of business-backed Common Core national education standards. Garcia supports Common Core. Republican Diane Douglas strongly opposes Common Core. It was a center issue in her defeat of incumbent Superintendent John Huppenthal along with his anonymous and controversial blog posts. Smith…