Stephanie Zimmerman
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The Common Core, Data Collection Connection
There is a lot of noise out there about the connection between Common Core and data collection. While parents are beginning to express concern about what can and will be collected on their children without their consent, and then what can be done with that data; proponents of Common Core are denying the fact that there is any connection. We’ve heard […]
Common Core Losing Teacher Support
A few months ago this teacher was in favor of Common Core. She’s done more research since then and realized that Common Core is so much more than just standards. Anthony Cody at Ed Week posted this: The Common Core Loses This Teacher’s Support Guest post by Katie Lapham. In April I carried a guest […]
Bad Idea Then, Bad Idea Now.
Last fall Idaho voters overwhelmingly defeated Students Come First, legislation that had been passed during the 2011 legislative session. One of the sticking points for many people was the merit pay, or pay-for-performance, that was to be awarded to teachers based on student preformance on assessments. With that in mind I have to wonder how […]
Thank you Kevin Miller 580 KIDO
Kevin Miller gave Stacey and I the full 7a.m. hour this morning to talk about Common Core. We would like to thank him for his time. You can listen to the full hour here. Kevin said he was going to play devils advocate, but he was really very nice. Other than the room being freezing, it was a pleasant […]
Parental Involvement
Starting at 22 seconds I share what I think is going to be the best way to fix education in the state of Idaho. Parents, are you up to it? I think you are.
Emmett McGroarty onThe Austin Hill Show
Austin Hill has spent a lot of time talking about Common Core representing both sides of the issue. This morning he had Emmett McGroarty from The American Principles Project on his radio program. The interview is a great brief overview of this “bucket of junk” and how it was initiated. Emmett also briefly explains how data collection is tied to […]
That pesky 15%
At one point Superintendent Tom Luna referenced a letter Utah got from Secretary Arne Duncan as evidence that states, including Idaho, had not lost control of their standards. He was trying to obtain a similar letter for Idaho. However, timing is everything. It needs to be noted Utah’s letter was received after Race To The Top but before […]
A Mom-Led Movement
The last month in our house has been amazing, there is nothing quite like having a new baby in the home. As I have mentioned before I love being a mother. I wanted to share the following because it says so well why I think so many mothers have gotten involved in fighting Common Core. The […]
5 People Wrote ‘State-Led’ Common Core
Joy Pullman, research fellow at Heartland Institute, writes this awesome article exposing how the Common Core standards were created in a shroud of secrecy while states claim they were state-led. Unless there was an Idahoan on any of the mentioned committees, I’d say we were pretty much not involved in writing them at all. http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/06/07/five-people-wrote-state-led-common-core
Lies, Damned Lies and the Common Core
This Comes from R.O.P.E. It sounded so familiar I thought I would share with everyone. We’re not alone in Idaho. http://restoreoklahomapubliceducation.blogspot.com/2013/06/lies-damned-lies-and-common-core.html Hopefully, as a writer who frequently enjoyed ‘inheriting’ ideas from others, Mr. Twain won’t despise me too deeply for my turn of phrase. I even hope to think he’d agree! I can’t imagine […]
