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Common Core Standards Are the Tip of a Corporate Iceberg #stopcommoncore
The Report Card - by Paul Horton, (Editor: Paul Horton, University of Chicago Laboratory history instructor disputes pro-Common Core articles in The Cronicle of Higher Education) There are several reasons why I am concerned about the Common Core Standards, along with … Continue reading
D.C. halting key Michelle Rhee reform
Salon - Washington, D.C., chancellor Kaya Henderson announced on Thursday that the city’s public schools would at least temporarily stop evaluating teachers based off of student test scores, a move Henderson described as necessary in order to allow students to … Continue reading
The Common Core Chuztpah of Bill Gates & CCSSO #stopcommoncore
Missouri Education Watchdog - During the Washington Post’s March 2014 interview with Bill Gates, reporter Lyndsey Layton asked him what he thought about being called “the unelected superintendent of the country”. Gates did not appreciate such a question and insisted … Continue reading
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Gates Foundation: Don’t Count Common Core Assessments for Two Years #stopcommoncore
Truth in American Education - The timing of a letter from the Gates Foundation is suspect with Oklahoma and South Carolina’s plan to rewrite their standards, and other states like Missouri and North Carolina waiting in the wings, as well … Continue reading
Gates Foundation Backs Away from Using Common Core Tests for Teacher Evaluations
Breitbart - Just one day after calls for congressional investigations into the ties between the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Obama administration that led to states adopting the Common Core standards, the Gates Foundation has announced that it … Continue reading
Time for Congressional Hearings On Common Core #stopcommoncore
National Review - by Stanley Kurtz, When the story of the Common Core is finally told, it’s going to be ugly. It’s going to show how the sponsors of the Common Core made a mockery of the Constitution and the … Continue reading
Is the Chamber of Commerce Jumping the Shark On Common Core?
The Federalist - by Joy Pullmann, Several local Chamber of Commerce members in different states have told me the organization is turning into its industry’s equivalent of the PTA: A shill for the establishment rather than a unique voice actively … Continue reading
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New Mexico Judge’s Ruling Slows PARCC Implementation Process #stopcommoncore
Truth in American Education - The PARCC contract with Pearson is on hold until New Mexico reviews the bid process New Mexico District Court Judge Sarah Singleton ruled yesterday. The Albuquerque Journal reports: Earlier this month, PARCC awarded the contract … Continue reading
‘Always Follow the Money’: Is This the Reason Some Republican Governors Support Common Core? #stopcommoncore
The Blaze - Fox News host Bill O’Reilly asked Glenn Beck this week why Republicans like former Florida Governor Jeb Bush or New Jersey Governor Chris Christie would support Common Core, a controversial new set of educational standards, if they didn’t believe it … Continue reading
EDUCATION? NO, IT’S ABOUT DATA-MINING #stopcommoncore
WND - The Obama administration, shortly after taking control of the federal bureaucracy, changed student privacy laws so that government can track their progress from “cradle to career,” monitoring everything from math and reading skills to values, opinions and attitudes. … Continue reading
