Indiana’s “new” standards fail to prepare for STEM
Stanford mathematician James Milgram eloquently warns that Indiana’s new standards won’t prepare students for STEM careers. While the “new” standards added back in some of our former standards such as Trig, Pre-Cal and Calculus, Milgram reveals that the advanced courses “were added to standards that couldn’t support them.” Milgram states the obvious, you can’t get to […]
Share examples of Indiana’s Common Core rebrand in your child’s school.
With the start of the school year, parents are stunned that nothing has changed under Indiana’s “new” standards. While some politicians are unwillingly to admit that Indiana’s standards are the Common Core rebranded, schools and teachers are not hiding it. In frustration, parents are submitting to Hoosiers Against Common Core examples of their child’s Common […]
Gates funds group to judge textbook alignment with Common Core
Breitbart reporter, Dr. Susan Barry, reports that the Gates Foundation has assumed the role of judge over which textbooks offer curriculum that aligns to the Common Core Standards (CCS). The Gates Foundation also financed the development of the standards, which have been criticized for many reasons, one of which is the inability of teachers and schools […]
New Poll – Teacher Support For Common Core Plummets 30%!
Since it’s a well known fact that polls drive elections, you can bet that the latest one just released by Education Next is making a huge splash this week. It’s instilling fear in any politician who naively thought they could “wait out” the growing tidal-wave of Common Core opposition. It is now crystal clear that such tactics […]
Will Superintendent Ritz agree to withdraw IN from PARCC?
Last week we wrote a post, which drew attention to the fact that Indiana has continued to be a member of the Common Core Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) consortium for the past year. This came as news to many, including most Indiana legislators, who were under the false impression […]
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