Are Common Core Standards just for K-12? Apparently not. The National Center for Post-Secondary Research (NCPR) published an abstract in February 2013, The Common Core State Standards Implications for Community Colleges and Student Preparedness for College. The NCPR authors recommended, that community colleges use the CCSS 11th grade assessment as one in a set of […]
The Michigan House Panel on Common Core will hold it’s first hearing next Tuesday with a vote predicted in September. The Petosky News called the outlook for approval of the Common Core “decent.” However, proponents of the standards are not taking any chances; scheduled to convince lawmakers that this is all “state-led” is Achieve […]
In his speech to news editors at their annual convention, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said, When the critics can’t persuade you that the Common Core is a curriculum, they make even more outlandish claims. They say that the Common Core calls for federal collection of student data. For the record, we are not allowed […]
Second Chance to Join CWA’s “Stop Common Core Conference Call” We heard you loud and clear! The tremendous participation during Concerned Women for America’s (CWA) nation-wide “Facts About Common Core Conference Call” and overwhelming requests for another opportunity to join in is why we are hosting a second “Facts about Common Core Conference Call” on […]
Hearings for Common Core will be held in Lansing, The dates are as follows, The first meeting with be on Tuesday, July 16th from 9-11 a.m. in room 521 HOB. This meeting will bring in testimony on the history and timeline of common core and then the MDE will testify on how it is being […]
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave a speech at the American Society of News Editors Annual Convention Secretary Duncan said, “The Common Core has become a rallying cry for fringe groups that claim it is a scheme for the federal government to usurp state and local control of what students learn. An op-ed in the […]
Along with this website, there are several excellent websites to help you learn more about Common Core, national education standards, and assessments. Stop Common Core in Michigan does not endorse nor agree with all the views expressed on these websites but we offer them as possible resources to gain helpful information about the Common Core […]
While much attention is paid to the Common Core State Standards in Math and English adopted in 2010 by 46 states, don’t be fooled into thinking that national “common standards” will end with math and English. Education reform proponents cleverly focused initially on the “least controversial” subjects and then turned their attention to develop other […]
Stop Common Core in Michigan will be speaking at various events around the state. We will continually be updating this post with new dates and events around the state where you can learn more about Common Core. So check back often. On Thursday July 18 we will have a speaker in Sandusky MI, at the […]
The Heritage Institute blog, The Foundry, writes, New information on Common Core “alignment” by the ACT, SAT, and even GED exams raises questions about the impact Common Core will have on private and homeschooled students and their ability to “opt out” of the federally incentivized standards if they want to apply for college. …Proponents of […]