Join us on a conference call to learn more about Common Core and opting out of assessments. There will be short presentation with a slide show (link below) and also time for questions and answers. Thursday, February 27, at 8 PM. Dial-in: 1-857-232-0157 Conference code: 864556 Parents: You do not have to wait for school […]
Author: Karen Braun
Karen Braun is a writer and conference speaker on issues related education and family life. Her work has appeared in the American Thinker, Crosswalk, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, WatchDog Wire, and various other websites and magazines. She has also appeared on TV and radio venues. Along with blogging, Karen also enjoys homeschooling, running marathons, and spending time with her husband, their six children, and two grand children. For more information please contact Karen at spunkyhomeschool at gmail dot com
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Is Student Data Protected?
The US Department of Education released a report on student-data privacy. (PDF) in an attempt to answer the growing concerns about student privacy and disclosing their personal information to third-party vendors. The report is far from reassuring. The answer to whether Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is protected is, “it depends….there is no universal answer.” Is […]
Fordham produced a series of reports after examining the districts considered to be “early implementers” of the Common Core. Their findings published in “Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementer” are predictable and set the stage for a call for common curricula to go with the Common Core, the desired goal […]
Join us on a conference call to learn more about Common Core and opting out of assessments. There will be short presentation with a slide show (link below) and also time for questions and answers. Thursday, February 27, at 8 PM. Dial-in: 1-857-232-0157 Conference code: 864556 Parents: You do not have to wait for school […]
In a Facebook chat set-up by Fox and Friends, Mike Kelly of Fordham blamed parents and teachers for Common Core. “If parents and teachers were doing such a great job there would no need for Common Core. Unfortunately, there is.” So there you go, parents and teachers, it’s all our fault. According to the experts, […]
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Conference Call Thursday at 8 PM
Join us on a conference call to learn more about Common Core and opting out of assessments. We have set up two call times next week to accommodate as many schedules as possible. There will be short presentation and also time for questions and answers. Monday, February 24 at 10 AM and Thursday, February 27, […]
Parents, your children have a “Right-to-Learn” and not be treated like a commodity to be tested, tracked, and shipped like a UPS package to their final destination in the global economy. As the parent, you have the authority to stop the Common Core chaos and the high-stakes assessments that do not reflect your values and […]
We are constantly told that Common Core was just a standard and “not a curriculum” That the standards are “the goal but the teachers will decide how to meet it.” Now that the standards are being implemented in Michigan schools, the “evidence” is quite the opposite. The standards ARE changing what a teacher does […]
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An Open Letter to Michigan Teachers
To the Hardworking Teachers in Michigan, We know that you have chosen your noble profession out of a love of teaching and love of children. We are so grateful to you for all that you do for our children and the future of our great state and country. We value and appreciate all of your […]
A Letter to All Michigan K-12 Parents and Interested Citizens From Melanie Kurdys In 2012, I ran for State Board of Education primarily to stop the incredibly inappropriate massive experiment being foisted on our children and our teachers, Common Core. I am sad to report that Michigan’s Republican Governor, Lt. Governor and Republican legislature failed […]