I know I'm a little late to the conversation, but I wrote a script to tackle this very problem just a month or two ago.

https://github.com/mikegreiling/photosort.py
http://pixelcog.com/blog/2013/recover-corrupted-photo-library/

I had a corrupted iPhoto library after a hard drive went bad, so I needed to combine the photos from my iPhone and several other sources to recompile the library, and the only way to recognize duplicates was with EXIF information.

If that is the asinine way that a state or local government wants to educate their kids, then so be it. At least parents get more of a say in the matter. Don't think for a second that federal educational planning is immune to corporate-influenced indoctrination too. Who are they do tell everyone what to teach? They are no better qualified than local officials and much farther removed from public influence. Might as well call it the "ministry of truth" out of some Ayn Rand, or George Orwell novel. My 12 year old cousin was just given an assignment to write a paper on Monsanto and the wonders of genetically engineered crops. I wonder where that came from?