Tag: SFSF
Connecting Dots, Money to Adopt
We received no money to adopt Common Core. We hear it all the time. What if I told you we did? Would you be surprised? Early in 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was passed. In this $831 billion stimulus package was a tiny little $53.6 billion in aid aimed toward helping local school districts. This portion of […]
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 […]
