Tag: Fordham
Moms vs Big Money Machine
Near the end of November, Mike Petrelli and Michael Brickman of Thomas B. Fordham Institute (a “conservative” education think-tank) penned an opinion piece for the Cour d’alene Press extolling the “conservative” virtues of Common Core. Interestingly, at the end of October that exact same editorial appeared in at least five other states, but with the […]
Chamber of Commerce and Common Core
Have you wondered why the Chamber of Commerce is promoting Common Core? Upon doing a little research you can easily figure out why. One of their major affiliates received grant money from the Gates Foundation in the name of supporting Common Core. So, now when you hear that the Chamber of Commerce supports Common Core, you can just remember […]
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 […]
