Tag: Common Core State Standards
300-page NCLB waiver increases state control?
Indiana’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver which was renewed this past June is up for renewal again at the end of the school year. The zeal with which Indiana Department of Education officials sought the current waiver leaves little doubt that a strong effort will once again be made to retain it. However, an […]
Indiana’s waiver battle- it’s not about the money
The battle between the State Board of Education (SBOE) and Superintendent Glenda Ritz over Indiana’s No Child Left Behind waiver has turned ugly. While the rumored consequence of the loss of Title 1 funding has everyone chomping at the bit to get the waiver signed, sealed and delivered, the federal government can’t, by law, withhold funding […]
Common Core crash in California
Yesterday, October 6th, Common Core had a crash in the state of California! At the Republican State Convention the following resolution passed overwhelmingly: Resolution ( F2013-2) to Oppose and Eliminate Common Core Education Policies in California (Co-authored by Bill Evers & Randall Jordan) Whereas the federally-promoted Common Core national curriculum-content standards in math and English (and […]
Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Poor Record on Education
Don’t miss Erin Tuttle’s article, Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Poor Record on Education, which was published by the Heartland Institute last week. It addresses the central question of why in the world anyone would take the advice of the Chamber of Commerce when it comes to education policy. It begins: The Indiana Chamber of Commerce […]
Heather’s Op/Ed in American Thinker: Pulling a Reagan Against Common Core
Yesterday Heather had an op/ed published at American Thinker. Here’s an excerpt: The end of local control of education looms as 46 states have signed onto the Common Core, a set of national K-12 education standards and federally funded tests. Opposition to it, though, is suddenly burgeoning into a full-blown national movement, with 13 states […]
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