(Editors Note: Melanie Kurdys sent an excellent email to lawmakers in advance of the final hearings this week Details of Common Core hearings here. It is reprinted here. ) Crazy Thinking or Reasonable Concerns? I have noticed recently, people who are pro-common core are suggesting only crazy, right-wing extremists have concerns about common core. […]
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While Michigan lawmakers continue to talk about The Common Core and high school exit exams that test “college and career readiness” education reformers are moving on to higher education in their quest to fundamentally transform education in the United Sates. From the Wall Street Journal, Next spring, seniors at about 200 U.S. colleges will […]
In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, education historian, Diane Ravitch, says “nonsense” to claims made by Common Core cheerleaders that the new standard are “absolutely necessary”. If you listen to the promoters of the Common Core standards, you will hear them say that the Common Core is absolutely necessary to prepare students for careers […]
In the third hearing, State School Board President John Austin said that the state board had “absolutely” the right to change the standards. Austin tells @singhsam94 that state board “absolutely” has right to change standards. @TomMcMillin audibly laughs. #MichEd — Brian Smith (@SmithBrianA) August 14, 2013 Brian Smith repeated it in his follow-up story, Common […]
On August 5, Melanie Kurdys discussed Common Core with Keith Roe of Public Access Television on the show Monday Night Live. Th video is one hour long and worth your time. Kurdys’ knowledge of Common Core will help you discuss this issue with friends, school officials, and lawmakers.
At the third sub-committee hearing on Common Core, State Board of Education President John Austin testified and defended the board’s decision to adopt the Common Core. Before he testified he tweeted the following on Twitter, In moment will have chance to affirm benefits of #commoncore, for michgan refute misinformation being spread by out of town […]
Michigan held its third sub-committee on the Common Core today. From MLive, Prominent business leaders and education advocates butted heads at a Michigan House subcommittee hearing about proposed Common Core State Standards that went beyond five hours. The full committee was in attendance at the start of the hearing, when representatives from Steelcase and DTE […]
Tomorrow is the third hearing. Lawmakers will be hearing from several experts. There will be time for the pubic to offer commentary. Come prepared to speak or submit written testimony. Here are the details, Common Core Standard ssubcommittee of the Standing Committee on Education , Rep. Tim Kelly, Chair DATE: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 TIME: […]
Back in 2009, Secretary of Education Duncan told reporters that a fundamental change for the nation’s education system is on the way. He said the following, “I want to be able to track every child throughout their educational trajectory, so we know what they are doing. Secondly, I want to track children back to teachers, […]
Dale Hansen a “politically left” blogger at the Detroit News calls Common Core a “manufactured education crisis.” There is always a new set of standards, or a new method of teaching, or a new model of instruction that will fix the education crisis. Unfortunately, as noted economist and mustache aficionado Friedrich Hayek said, “‘emergencies’ have […]