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Consider students with disabilities
Levi Cavener is a special education teacher for a local school district. In a “Voices” article he penned for Idaho Education News he talks about Common Core and his concerns for how it will affect students with special needs. Consider that many students with disabilities qualify for special education services that take place outside of the […]
What Is Being Data-Mined Without Parental Consent?
This is a long post, but it is well worth reading clear to the end. By Christel Swasey originally posted on Whatiscommoncore.wordpress.com Even though the columns will be gone and it will be confusing and messy, I’m going to cut and paste a truckload of attributes from the National Data Collection model’s spreadsheet. […]
Ohanian: 28 questions about the Common Core
Susan Ohanian recently sent this list of questions to officials in Vermont. Simply change Vermont to Idaho as you read. I’d like to know the answers from our state board and department, wouldn’t you? Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Susan Ohanian of Charlotte, a longtime teacher and author of 25 books on education policy […]
We Learn Less…
Last week a subsitute teacher called Glenn Becks Show to express her concerns about a poem that a group of 80 fifth-graders recited during their promotion ceremony. The cute little ditty went something like this: WE LEARNED MORE WITH COMMON CORE Text genre, features & theme to explore We learned more with common core. Fractions, decimals, […]
Urgent Action Needed!
We have our first opportunity to let our Education Committee know how we feel about children’s privacy. They are meeting on September 12, WW55 from 8:30 to 4:30. The agenda is full, and does not include any dissenting voices. educationmeetingagenda The Data Quality Campaign will be represented. “In September 2009 every state committed to implement the 12 […]
Thank You!!!
The Problem with Common Core Forum was a great success. We had over 200 participants who got to hear from our amazing panel of experts. Thank you to all of the volunteers who made this possible. We will continue to stand with you to improve education in Idaho. Jane Robbins is an attorney and senior […]
{One Mom’s Opinion} Why We’re Homeschooling This Year
Over the last several months my husband and I have made some life-changing decisions regarding our children’s education, and we aren’t the only ones. More and more I hear people saying, “I’d never considered homeschooling before, but I really don’t like Common Core.” Here is one mother’s thoughts on the decision her family made. From […]
Idaho’s Path to Common Core Part 2
Race To the Top (RTTT) Idaho Grant Application RTTT Idaho Race to the Top MOU Idaho applied for RTTT funds in January of 2010. In our application Idaho’s State Department of Education laid out a very specific plan to meet the assurances. RTTT added many additional details to the scope and breadth of the Federal assurances. They […]
Idaho’s Path to Common Core Part 1
Idaho has the Common Core State Standards, and many other Federal mandates because our Idaho politicians chose to ask, accept and apply for many federal dollars. This is an outline of some of the education reforms we agreed to in exchange for federal funds. All of the money from the federal government, or our tax […]
What is Achieve, Inc., and Why You Should Care
Last January I stood in front of the House Education Committee and expressed my concern about Common Core. One of the things I mentioned was Acheive. Dr. Carissa Miller, Deputy Superintendent at the Idaho State Department of Education and Co-Chair of the SBAC, told the committee that Achieve had nothing to do with Idaho and […]
