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Gov. Pence poll: 58% of Hoosiers Reject Common Core only 32% support
A recent poll conducted by the Pence Administration shows what many of us have known all along, Hoosiers do not support a one-size-fits-all education system controlled by interests outside our state. Anti-Common Core sentiment received 58% support while only 32% reported they support uniform standards. In this “campaign” it looks like the Common Core is […]
Diane Ravitch Posts Letter from Professor Emeritus James Milgram
If there ever was the quintessential math professor, it is Professor James Milgram. He wrote a letter to Diane Ravitch detailing why the Common Core math standards are not adequate for American students. If you take the time to research who James Milgram is, you will realize that his opinion is worth gold. This is […]
NY Superintendent draws 2,000 to #stopcommoncore rally!
If you haven’t heard, one of the bravest Superintendents in the country is speaking out against Common Core. Superintendent Joseph Rella of Comesewogue School District in Port Jefferson Station, New York held a rally, during which he said Common Core Standards and the Common Core testing is hurting the children of New York. Over 2,000 […]
50 Shades of Grey or Common Core reading list?
The Common Core Standards (CCS) contain a suggested list of reading examples for teachers to use to determine the type of texts they should include in their class. These lists normally contain the appropriate genres of novels, poetry and drama. The CCS have added a new genre to the list, adult. Not young adult reading […]
Common Core math author testifies; No one from Indiana wrote the Common Core
After all the hype of Common Core supporters that the standards were written by teachers and professors from Indiana, it was quite refreshing to get the truth from the writer of the Common Core math standards. At the legislative study committee on Common Core at the Indiana Statehouse August 5th, he was questioned by Representative […]
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