NY Superintendent draws 2,000 to #stopcommoncore rally!

August 22, 2013 1 Comment

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 […]

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50 Shades of Grey or Common Core reading list?

August 22, 2013 7 Comments

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 […]

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Common Core math author testifies; No one from Indiana wrote the Common Core

August 18, 2013 1 Comment

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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Common Core supporter testifies Indiana can’t change Common Core Standards

August 18, 2013 0 Comments

Here is a short clip of Kathlenn Porter-Magee from the Fordham Institute testifying before the Indiana legislative study committee on the Common Core Standards. She corrects Senator Earline Rodgers when she asks about Indiana’s capacity to alter the standards in order to correct shortcomings. When Senator Rodgers tries to clarify that Indiana could “make changes” […]

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Common Core won’t get your kid into Purdue or Indiana University

August 18, 2013 1 Comment

The Common Core legislative study committee held August 5th at the Indiana Statehouse revealed a new definition of college readiness for Hoosiers. In our state, if the high school certifies that your child is college ready one would expect that it includes Indiana University or Purdue University. According to the author of the Common Core […]

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