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 […]
The American Principles Project is putting on a one-day event with national experts to learn the truth about the Common Core. The Changing Role of Education in America: Consequences of the Common Core University of Notre Dame September 9, 2013 You can register online here. Please join us for a one-day conference at the Notre […]
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: […]
Dear Mr. Sheets, Thank you for publicly expressing your thoughts on the Common Core in your recent article, Common Core Standards are common sense. All parents, teachers, and business leaders want children to succeed. But I believe the Common Core is NOT the avenue to success that many promise. As a successful business leader, you […]
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The third sub-committee hearing on Common Core will be held this Wednesday at 10 AM in the House Office Building in Lansing. English Language Arts expert Sandra Stotsky will be available at 9 AM to answer your questions prior to the hearing. All of the speakers have not been announced but some lawmakers have pledged […]
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 […]