Author Archive: Hoosiers Against Common Core
Common Core Myths vs. Facts
Myth . Common Core (CC) was a state-led initiative. Fact . The CC standards were initiated by private interests in Washington, DC, without any representation from the states. Eventually the creators realized the need to present a façade of state involvement and therefore enlisted the National Governors Association (NGA) (a trade association that doesn’t include all governors) […]
The Tony Bennett Ouster Debate Continues
By Shane Vander Hart The debate continues. You may remember Matthew Ladner called anti-common core activists in Indiana a bunch of yahoos since they helped defeat incumbent Republican Tony Bennett in the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction race. Erin Tuttle, who for a “yahoo” writes quite well , wrote in the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette: The Bennett fiasco brought an exceptionally […]
Tony Bennett’s Defeat’s Impact on the Common Core
By Shane Vander Hart The education consulting group Whiteboard Advisorsrecently conducted surveys of 50-75 anonymous political and policy “insiders” before and after the election asking them to weigh in on a variety of issues. One of the items that caught my eye they asked “How will Tony Bennett’s (the incumbent Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction) defeat impact the […]
Debating the Bennett Ousting
By Shane Vander Hart Matthew Laudner lamenting the outing of Tony Bennett as Indiana’s Superintendent of Public Education has poked a hornet’s nest by use of unfortunate hyperbole. Guest blogging at Jay P. Greene’s blog he wrote: Let’s get two things clear from the outset: no one has yet to convince me that Common Core is […]
Indiana’s Education Election is a Mixed Bag
Glenda Ritz’s victory over Tony Bennett isn’t something to be celebrated, but it does offer a cautionary tale.
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