Tag: Tom Luna
Why Idaho Still Has Common Core
There’s been a lot said this primary cycle about who got rid of Common Core, and to be honest, it’s a little complicated. But, here’s the long and short of it as I understand it. The House Education Committee voted by a margin of 10-5 to not renew the rules that included Common Core State […]
150 Idaho Teachers
By Valerie Candelaria “150 Idaho Teachers Were Involved in the Process of Developing the Common Core Standards” This is a statement repeated many times by Superintendent Luna when asked about local input on developing the Common Core Standards. So, I wanted to share the following information regarding his explanation of this statement. My interpretation of […]
Common Core or Coercion
KBOI channel 2 and Brian Morrin did some great research and reporting on Common Core earlier this week. There was only one problem during about the last 10 seconds of the story. Can you spot it? Thank you Brian and Channel 2.
Fordham’s (Not So Unbiased) Opinion.
Supt. Tom Luna is feeling some heat. He has felt it necessary to start doing damage control. Here is a letter that was sent out to our elected officials sometime in March. Dear Senators and Representatives, We continue to field questions at the Department regarding the new Idaho Core Standards, which were adopted as […]
