Who Wrote the Common Core?

February 15, 2013 14 Comments

I have copied the names of the people involved in writing, giving feedback and validating the Common Core Math Standards released by the non-profit, DC based Achieve, who developed them and is leading the new PARCC consortium to create a student test which will replace IStep. There is not ONE person from Indiana. I am […]

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Victory for Anti-Common Core Legislation

February 14, 2013 8 Comments
Victory for Anti-Common Core Legislation

Hoosiers Support SB193! The Indiana Senate Education Committee voted 7-4 to HALT implementation of the Common Core in Indiana. The bill requires a state-led process to vet the Common Core standards and come up with the best practices for Indiana students. This bill still needs to pass the full Senate and House. This legislation is strong. […]

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New Videos – Former TX Commissioner of Education Testifies on Common Core

February 10, 2013 0 Comments
New Videos – Former TX Commissioner of Education Testifies on Common Core

New!  Don’t miss these newly released two great videos of Robert Scott, the former Texas Commissioner of Education, testifying about the Common Core. (Robert Scott testimony- Part 1 and Robert Scott testimony- Part 2) On February 6th, he testified before the Georgia General Assembly Joint Meeting of the House and Senate Education Committees.  This is a great tutorial […]

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“Rent Seekers” Pushing Common Core in Indiana

February 5, 2013 2 Comments

As many opponents of the Common Core have long known, the effort to undo the Common Core is bipartisan.  Journalist Joy Pullmann pulls together the bipartisan relationships that are forming around Anti-Common Core legislation. In Indiana, the Democratic Superintendent of Education, Glenda Ritz, has recognized a need for the bill to withdraw Indiana out of […]

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Veteran Teacher Gives Common Core a Thumbs Down

February 4, 2013 0 Comments
Veteran Teacher Gives Common Core a Thumbs Down

Last week syndicated columnist, Andrea Neal, an adjunct fellow with the Indiana Policy Review Foundation, wrote an excellent Common Core article, “Why would we lower our standards?,” which was featured in newspapers around the state.  Neal’s article starts out with a hard-hitting bang: Plenty of good reasons exist for Indiana to drop out of the Common […]

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