Author Archive: Heather Crossin

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The Warping of Simplicity and Eloquence

September 22, 2013 0 Comments

  The video above is a must watch for all parents of young children, who have been questioning what in the world is going on with their children’s math work.   It is the articulate testimony given by the Chair of the Math Department, Mr. Layton Elliott, at Brebeuf Jesuit High School in Indianapolis, before […]

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“Superintendent of the Year” tells it like it is on Common Core!

August 17, 2013 2 Comments

All Indiana Superintendents should listen to the courageous voice of New York Superintendent Joseph Rella of Comsewogue School District in New York.  (Click here to listen to the short audio clip, which ought to go viral.)  They should then ask themselves, why they are not willing to speak out against Common Core as he does. […]

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Don’t miss Common Core debate

June 16, 2013 2 Comments

One of the best ways to learn about an issue is to watch a debate.  Therefore, we highly recommend that you watch this lively Common Core debate, which took place  June 10th in Thousands Oaks, California.  Those arguing against Common Core were Bill Evers, of the Hoover Institute; Sandra Stotsky, a former Massachusetts state official; […]

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Common Core – The Big Picture

June 6, 2013 0 Comments

The following article was written by Ann Marie Banfield, an education activist in New Hampshire, and first appeared in the BedfordPatch.  It provides a much needed overview of the big picture surrounding Common Core and the RADICAL restructuring of America’s  schools: We keep hearing that  the “Common Core Standards Initiative” is FAR more than JUST […]

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Common Core opposition is on fire

June 1, 2013 0 Comments

To fully appreciate Stanley Kurtz’s latest article in the National Review, you will want to first read the Washington Post article, Tea party groups mobilizing against Common Core education overhaul. For starters, it features a fabulous picture of the Hoosier state’s own Sue Lile!  It then begins: Tea party groups over the past few weeks have […]

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