Indiana Superintendent-Elect Glenda Ritz on Common Core Standards and Testing
Below is a post written by Glenda Ritz before her election in November. She outlines her position on Common Core Standards and related tests. Her position strengthens our legislation on January 16, 2013 to opt Indiana out of the Common Core Initiative. Please show her the people of Indiana support her platform of local control […]
Teacher Refuses to be Common Core Propagandist
Below is a link to a blog written by an Indiana teacher regarding the approach schools are taking to “sell” the common core standards to their parents. The schools are hosting forums to talk to the parents about the changes common core entails. Their message is “Trust us, we got it.” This teacher finds […]
Common Core- The Correct Answer is Incorrect?
Parents, do your kids struggle with math? Do you wonder why getting the correct answer on math problems isn’t enough? Please listen to this Joy Pullman interview on podcast of a veteran math teacher which explains that the new mathematical process standards of the common core promote writing and process over the math content your […]
Fordham Report on Indiana and Common Core Math Standards
A summary from a report published by The Fordham Institute: The common core math standards have been proven to be less rigorous, less clear, and more in number than our former standards. The Thomas B. Fordham report evaluated both the common core and Indiana’s former standards and came to the following conclusion: INDIANA GRADE A, […]
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