The best explanation of why Common Core ELA standards are rubbish
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 […]
Michelle Malkin goes after Common Core
Don’t miss Michelle Malkin’s hard hitting Common Core article, entitled “Rotten to the Core: Obama’s War on Academic Standards (Part 1).” This is a must read and must share article, which covers the Common Core in an in depth fashion. Malkin promises that there will be more to come, when she says the following: “Over […]
Photos: SB 193 Rally
Approximately 500 parents and educators attended a rally held last week (1/16) at the state capitol to support SB 193 which would remove Indiana from the Common Core State Standards.
State of Utah fights battle with Indiana to end Common Core
One step to new standards, one giant leap of logic A Guest Post by Alyson Williams Some steps are more significant than others. When Neil Armstrong took his first step onto the moon, everyone knew it was the beginning of a new era. It was the “space age” and it seems everything from the appliances […]
Senator Scott Schneider’s Nuvo article on Common Core
http://www.nuvo.net/PerspectivesinEducation/archives/2013/01/17/perspectives-in-education-scott-schneider#.UPw1hKUYHe4 Perspectives in Education: Scott Schneider Posted by NUVO Editors on Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 5:00 PM Confronting the Common Core Standards By Indiana State Sen. Scott Schneider The Common Core Standards (CCS) were developed by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Chief Council of State School Officers (CCSSO) and written by a Washington, DC non-profit called Achieve. The […]
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