Author Archive: Erin Tuttle
Achieve’s Chairman Emeritus calls for national standards to form national curriculum
In a Wall Street Journal article Louis Gerstner, Chairman Emeritus of Achieve.org, advocated the below changes to the US education system. ” Abolish all local school districts, save 70 (50 states; 20 largest cities). Some states may choose to leave some of the rest as community service organizations, but they would have no direct involvement in the […]
Fordham’s tasteless Catholic joke
The Fordham Institute, a major supporter of Common Core, has a commentary section on its website called The Gladfly. On April 1, 2013 it posted a “really funny” April Fools joke regarding Catholics and the architect of the CC, David Coleman. I guess Chester Finn or Michael Petrelli from Fordham thought it would be a […]
First hand account of who wrote CC
Professor Sandra Stotsky and Jane Robbins, two leading crusaders against the Common Core, have written an article called Pulling Back the Curtain on Common Core. Professor Stotsky was a member of the validation committee for the Common Core and did not sign off on their quality. She had a front row seat at the sausage making […]
Anti-common core rally in Orlando-Sat. June 29th 11:00-1:00
Support these parents fighting Common Core in Orlando, Florida! Saturday, June 29th from 11:00-1:00. JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes Resort and Spa 4040 Central Florida Parkway Orlando, FL 32837
Common Core performance level descriptors in a simple math problem
PARCC has published its performance level descriptors to determine who is on-track for “college and careers.” Many schools are already following this standards based assessment methodology in order to be aligned with the Common Core. Here is a simple example of how they are rating students in schools. Explain to me how a student who […]
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