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Ed Week on Indiana Common Core

May 3, 2013 0 Comments

Michelle Molnar of Ed Week has a post about the efforts to combat Common Core in Indiana and reaction to the passed legislation and the steps going forward. Hoosiers Against Common Core is taking the anti-common core movement to the streets and across the country. Heather Crossin, whom Tuttle affectionately calls her “partner in crime” […]

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Pullman shreds “state-led” farce of Common Core

April 24, 2013 6 Comments
Pullman shreds “state-led” farce of Common Core

Joy Pullman of School Reform News validates claims opponents of Common Core have been making regarding the fishy “state-led” adjective used to describe the initiative. Common Core supporters, like the Chamber of Commerce, have held fast to the talking point that this was a state-led effort, free from any federal control or influence. To believe […]

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Anthony Cody on the $$$ in Common Core

April 22, 2013 0 Comments

Common Core critics, like myself, have long argued that many supporters of Common Core are motivated financially. I mean, why would a smart guy Bill Gates support Common Core if it isn’t going to be more rigorous and improve education? Anthony Cody sums it up well in his post on Education Week. The Common Core […]

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What are schools using for informational text?

April 20, 2013 1 Comment

The debate about the increase in informational text through the Common Core and whether it will improve students’ college and career readiness continues in education circles across the country. With Common Core currently being implemented, we now get a chance to see what that looks like in the classroom. In my opinion, it looks like […]

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TUNE IN: Freedom Works on Common Core live tonight!

April 17, 2013 1 Comment
TUNE IN: Freedom Works on Common Core live tonight!

 Join FreedomWorks on Wednesday, April 17th as the FreedomWorks on Tap panel covers Common Core.   Common Core is one of the most pressing issues of 2013 as conservative activists are working to defeat Common Core from being implemented in schools all across the country. The panel will be discussing how you or your group can work […]

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