Tag: Common Core State Standards
Controlling Education From The Top
Emmett McGroarty and Jane Robbins wrote a white paper entitled “Controlling Education From the Top: Why The Common Core is Bad for America” sponsored by American Principles Project, Pioneer Institute, Pacific Research Institute, and the Washington Policy Center. They make the case why the Common Core State Standards are bad for America. You can read […]
The Road to a National Curriculum
A white paper by the Pioneer Institute, the Federalist Society , American Principles Project and the Pacific Research Institute discuss the legal aspects of the Common Core State Standards, Race to the Top and Conditional Waivers written by Robert S. Eitel and Kent D. Talbert. Is the involvement of the Federal government in the Common […]
Lindsey Burke Testimony to Indiana Senate Education Committee
Lindsey Burke, senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, gave testimony January 25th, 2012 about the Common Core State Standards to the Indiana Senate Education Committee. We have it embedded below. Lindsey Burke of The Heritage Foundation – Indiana Senate Testimony
Radio Interview: Taking the Airwaves in Indiana
We have had the opportunity to go on the Greg Garrison Show to discuss the Common Core State Standards and how it impacts Hoosiers. The podcast above is an interview with Erin Tuttle, Heather Crossin, Emmett McGroarty of American Principles Project and Jamie Gass of the Pioneer Institute.
Common Core Myths vs. Facts
Myth . Common Core (CC) was a state-led initiative. Fact . The CC standards were initiated by private interests in Washington, DC, without any representation from the states. Eventually the creators realized the need to present a façade of state involvement and therefore enlisted the National Governors Association (NGA) (a trade association that doesn’t include all governors) […]
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