Author Archive: Heather Crossin
Indiana’s Common Core Fight Isn’t Over
Hoosiers Against Common Core continues to be contacted by people from all across the country who are pushing back against Common Core. Some are surprised to learn that Indiana’s fight against Common Core is far from over. We bring them up to speed on Indiana’s rebranding of the Common Core and on the steps they […]
Common Core Lives in Indiana
Hundreds wait to get inside to watch Governor Pence cast his vote on the new standards. Just 29 days ago, March 24th, Indiana Governor Mike Pence was hailed as being a national hero when he signed legislation making him the first Governor to formally withdraw from the Common Core. Around the country, the growing […]
Dr. James Milgram’s Open Letter to Hoosiers
Updated 4/30/14: Dr. James Milgram, a world-renowned mathematician and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Stanford University, was contracted by the state of Indiana to review the new standards and give guidance to the Indiana committees charged with writing and validating them. The committees were selected jointly by the Indiana Department of Education and Governor Pence’s […]
Hoosiers Against Common Core calls for returning to “uncommonly high,” pre-Common Core Standards
Hoosiers Against Common Core co-founders, Erin Tuttle and Heather Crossin, sent the following correspondence to members of the Indiana Education Roundtable, which obviously includes Governor Mike Pence and Superintendent Glenda Ritz. Dear Members of the Indiana Education Roundtable, On behalf of many parents fighting for the adoption of quality standards for Indiana, we respectfully submit this […]
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