Is Indiana’s withdrawal from PARCC for real or for show?
Despite Governor Pence and Superintendent Ritz sending letters in June, 2013 requesting to officially exit the federally-funded Common Core testing consortium, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career Readiness (PARCC), Indiana is still formally listed as a governing member. Considering the fact that the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation requiring Indiana to withdrawal from […]
Written by Hoosiers for Hoosiers- as long as the feds say it’s OK
Governor Pence and Republican legislators have made statements against the Common Core and both groups have signaled their intent to abandon the national standards. Governor Pence has stated that Indiana should have its own high standards, “written by Hoosiers for Hoosiers.” The Indiana Department of Education and State Board […]
Catholic scholar responds to criticism of letter to the bishops
Common Core supporters can’t help but offer one weak, conflicting argument after another. When your position is so far from the truth, it seems to be the only available strategy. A letter sent to the US bishops, signed by 132 Catholic scholars, called upon them to oppose the adoption of Common Core by Catholic archdioceses. The […]
Indiana legislators vote 6-1 to replace Common Core Standards
The Indiana legislative study committee convened today to vote on a resolution that recommended Indiana write NEW standards which are governed locally, not at the federal level. The resolution was the first in the country and followed the lead of Governor Mike Pence calling for “standards written by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers.” The committee Republicans UNANIMOUSLY […]
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