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Common Core Myths vs. Facts

November 28, 2012 9 Comments
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) […]

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The Tony Bennett Ouster Debate Continues

November 20, 2012 1 Comment
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 […]

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Tony Bennett’s Defeat’s Impact on the Common Core

November 15, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]

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Debating the Bennett Ousting

November 12, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]

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Indiana’s Education Election is a Mixed Bag

November 7, 2012 0 Comments
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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