Stop Common Core in Michigan created a pledge to circulate to lawmakers and candidates seeking office. Please take this pledge to candidate forums, parades, and other events and ask the candidates seeking your vote where they stand. Ask them to sign the pledge and send it back to us (address below). If a candidate does NOT want to sign the pledge. We want to know. We will keep track of which candidates are truly FOR returning education back to the parents. Thank you for your help!
The pledges can be viewed and printed here
The pledge appears as follows,
MICHIGAN STATE AND LOCAL CANDIDATE
PLEDGE TO RETURN CONTROL OF EDUCATION TO PARENTS
SUMMER 2016
Nationally, the US spends trillions of dollars per year on education. The Federal Department of Education, created thirty-six years ago, controls less than 10% of the total Michigan education spending*, but exerts dramatic influence without any evidence of positive outcomes for kids.
* http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/b1014_14_481982_7.pdf page 9
The State of Michigan has spent billions in education, increasing steadily year over year despite declining public school enrollment. Outcomes for children in Michigan are unacceptable, especially in terms of reading, writing, math and demonstrating an understanding of our US history and heritage.
Michigan has a long history of local control for education. Additionally, the important role of parents has been codified in statute:
Michigan – THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE (EXCERPT) Act 451 of 1976 380.10
Rights of parents and legal guardians; duties of public schools. [M.S.A. 15.4010 ] Sec. 10. It is the natural, fundamental right of parents and legal guardians to determine and direct the care, teaching, and education of their children. The public schools of this state serve the needs of the pupils by cooperating with the pupil’s parents and legal guardians to develop the pupil’s intellectual capabilities and vocational skills in a safe and positive environment. HistoryAdd. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996
As ______________________________________________________________ (the office you seek),
I __________________________________ (name) pledge to sponsor and vote for legislation that:
- Restores parents’ rights to direct the education of their children.
- Rejects all federal mandates tied to federal funding.
- Reduces Michigan’s reliance on Federal education funding.
- Prevents federally mandated curriculum, standardized tests, and
Repeals & Replaces Common Core (math, ELA, science & SS)
with proven pre-CC MA. standards & assessments
- Eliminates P-20 Workforce Development influence and data collection.
Signature _______________________________________________________________________
On this __________________ day of ________________________________ in the year of __________
Mail completed form to: P. O. Box 376 Plainwell, MI 49080
Email completed form to: StopCCinMI@gmail.com