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Friedman Foundation says NO to Common Core

November 8, 2013 1 Comment
Friedman Foundation says NO to Common Core

 Looks like that’s one more for the good guys! The Milton Friedman Foundation released their stance on the Common Core Standards today. They have never been in support of the national standards, but until today they did not have a public position. It was worth waiting for as the language was quite strong: “Ultimately, the […]

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Story Killers is now available at Amazon

November 2, 2013 0 Comments
Story Killers is now available at Amazon

  Please read this great book by Professor Terrence O. Moore regarding the Common Core and its destruction of the English language arts programs in American schools. It is a must read! He will be speaking at our event at the Northside Knights of Columbus November 3 at 2:00. Please join us!

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Join us November 3rd at the Northside Knights of Columbus!

October 25, 2013 8 Comments
Join us November 3rd at the Northside Knights of Columbus!

Hoosiers Against Common Core is excited to be sponsoring “Beyond the Common Core: The Classical Comeback,” along with Parents for Excellence in Education and the American Family Association of Indiana.  Please join us, November 3rd at the Indianapolis Northside Knights of Columbus, located at 2100 East 71st Street (off Keystone Avenue), from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Our featured speakers, […]

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Common Core crash in California

October 7, 2013 9 Comments

Yesterday, October 6th, Common Core had a crash in the state of California!  At the Republican State Convention the following resolution passed overwhelmingly: Resolution ( F2013-2) to Oppose and Eliminate Common Core Education Policies in California (Co-authored by Bill Evers & Randall Jordan) Whereas the federally-promoted Common Core national curriculum-content standards in math and English (and […]

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Catholic schools adopt Common Core for compliance not quality

October 6, 2013 6 Comments

An article in the NC Register, examined the different responses to the Common Core from Catholic educators. While some diocesan leaders are embracing it, others are skeptical. Lacking in the article is one Catholic educational leader who says, “The reason we are adopting the Common Core is because it is so much better that what […]

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