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Video of presentation of letter to Governor Pence at Indiana Statehouse

March 24, 2013 1 Comment
Video of presentation of letter to Governor Pence at Indiana Statehouse

Over 54 organizations and close to a thousand people have signed a letter that was presented to Governor Pence to stop the Common Core in Indiana. The video includes the reading of the letter and  short statements by Heather Crossin and Erin Tuttle.  

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Can you hear us now, Rep. Behning?

March 21, 2013 10 Comments
Can you hear us now, Rep. Behning?

A letter submitted by Hoosiers Against Common Core on behalf of 54 state organizations and over 900 signatures was presented to Mike Pence today. While the intent of the letter was to urge Governor Pence to act on the legislation to stop Common Core SB193, it should catch the attention of Representative Bob Behning, who […]

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The best explanation of why Common Core ELA standards are rubbish

January 27, 2013 9 Comments

Literature or Technical Manuals: Who Should Be Teaching What, Where, and Why? Sandra Stotsky, Professor Emerita of Education Reform, University of Arkansas Paper presented at the Educational Policy Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, January 25, 2013 I.  Purpose  Over 45 states adopted Common Core’s ELA standards in 2010, in some cases before they were even written. Only in 2012 did […]

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