Welcome to the school board meetings of the future under Common Core…questions and dissent are not allowed or severely controlled. The Baltimore Sun has the follow-up report on the fate of Robert Small The officer pushed Small and then escorted him into the hall, handcuffed him and had him sit on the curb in front […]
As information about the devastating impact of Common Core on children stirs parents to fight common standards, the political impact is stirring Governors to rethink their state’s involvement in Common Core and assessments. Given that the Common Core is OWNED by the National Governors Association, it is significant when any of the Governors question their […]
Eric Owens, Education Editor at the Daily Caller, highlights the pornographic book “Dreaming in Cuban” in post titled, “Fifty Shades of the Common Core: how much porn is too much for high schoolers?” The title is found in the Common Core appendix and read aloud in classrooms. “Dreaming in Cuban” can be found on page […]
Rep. Tom McMillin (R) Rochester-Hills has taken a lot of heat from both sides of the political aisle for taking a stand against the Common Core. Many politicians would be tempted to back down under the pressure. Instead, Rep. McMillin is doubling down in an op/ed and a live chat in an effort to educate […]
Dr. Megan Koschnick discusses the inappropriateness of the Common Core Standards for K-3 at the Common Core Conference held at Notre Dame on September 9, 2013. The video is about a half-hour long and is worth every minute of your time. Our nation’s youngest children do not deserve the stress that these standards will create […]
Eric Owen, Education Editor at the Daily Caller, is asking a question that should make most parents cringe, “Fifty Shades of Gray: how much porn is too much for high schoolers?” Owen was prompted to ask because of a book recommended in the Common Core and read aloud in a tenth grade classroom in Arizona. […]
Are you and your children tired of all the high-stakes testing being done in school? Do you want to provide input on the new computer-adaptive Smarter Balanced Assessments aligned with the Common Core that are coming to your local school? There will be a public session on the assessments this Wednesday, Sept 10, 2013. But […]
Sandra Stotsky has written a white paper, “Common Core’s Invalid Validation Committee” discussing her experience with the Common Core validation committee. She will present the paper at the “The Changing Role of Education in America: Consequences of the Common Core.” conference at Notre Dame on September 9. Common Core: Education Without Representation highlighted a few […]
Governor Snyder said in 2011, ” It is time that we view our educational system which runs from pre-natal to lifelong learning. It’s time to start talking about P-20 instead of just K-12. We need to establish a system that focuses on real achievement for all of our children.” The P-20 education system has been […]
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A “Nation Confused” on Common Core
Via Heritage Foundation, A bundle of federal incentives encouraged 45 states to adopt Common Core national standards and tests. But a new poll shows that most Americans have no idea what the Common Core is—even though it will have major ramifications for their children and their tax dollars. Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup have just […]