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Cascading Momentum Against Common Core
Shane Vander Hart and Emmett McGroarty put together this list. No doubt more needs to be added to it. But this is significant. Policymakers need to understand that this movement is exploding: Indiana is clearly on the way out of the Common Core. Georgia actually won a RttT grant, yet a very strong exit […]
What is Common Core 101 part 4
IS COMMON CORE RESPECTED BY HIGHER ED? 132 professors of Catholic Universities recently wrote a letter denouncing Common Core on both academic and moral grounds. Also: Dr. Anthony Esolen of Providence College in Rhode Island has written: “What appalls me most about the standards … is the cavalier contempt for great works of human art and thought, in […]
What is Common Core 101 part 3
This is the third part of a four part series. The whole article was written by Christel Swasey and can be seen on her website here. IS COMMON CORE RELATED TO STUDENT DATA MINING? Yes. But Secretary Arne Duncan told the American Society of News Editors that opponents make “outlandish claims. They say that the Common Core calls for federal […]
What is Common Core 101 part 2
This is the second installation of a four part series. The whole article was written by Christel Swasey and can be seen on her website here WHY DON’T COMMON CORE PROPONENTS WANT STUDENTS TO LEARN MUCH MATH? It costs money to educate beyond minimal workforce training. In this 2013 document put out by the NCEE (National Center […]
What is Common Core 101 part 1
This was written by Christel Swasey. It was originally one article but I have broken it down to four. There is a lot to swallow here but it is well documented. Once again the opponents of Common Core say, “Don’t take our word for it, look at the documents yourself.” What Is Common […]
Tinfoil Hat Contempt
In one state the speaker of the house called them, “housewives on the sofa in their underwear on their computers.” In Missouri a representative put in an $8 budget item for tinfoil for hats. Those who are concerned with Common Core are being treated with contempt by those who have been elected. Well, Missouri isn’t putting […]
If a Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words
Then this video is a novel, and it tells a very sad story. For every child shown in this video, how many countless children are there whose stories we don’t know? What are we doing to our children?
More on Kentucky
Last week we spent a little time discussing the Kentucky-Common Core myth. Jenni White, co-founder of Restore Oklahoma Public Education, goes into even more depth as she takes on the Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce and the myths they’re spreading about Kentucky’s adoption of Common Core. (Don’t mess with Jenni, she knows her stuff.) …the jury […]
Setting the Record Straight, Part 1
The Pioneer Institute has been a great resource for all things Common Core. They have spent a great deal of time and resources debunking many of the myths that accompany this education reform package. In this video Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios talks about the differences is Massachusetts’ previous education reform and Common Core.
The Curriculum Conundrum
Every time an outlandish, over-the-top homework assignment or controversial textbook is reported on it’s automatically assumed to be the direct result of Common Core by many of its opponents. While Common Core has numerous and well-documented problems and shortcomings, we can’t truthfully blame everything on it – as tempting as that may be… Leslie Beck of […]
