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The NEA is Confused - Most Teachers Distrust Common Core #commoncore #stopcommoncore
Daily Kos - The NEA released a survey yesterday purporting to show that the vast major it of educators support the Gates/Broad/Pearson test-fest that is the Common Core State Standards Initiative. According to a new poll by the National Education Association, the … Continue reading
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CTU Karen Lewis tweets about Common Core again: Too rushed #stopcommoncore
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September 9, 2013
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Chicago Public Schools Union President Karen Lewis Tweets about Common Core #stopcommoncore
Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis brilliantly stated that Common Core is an airplane that we are building as we fly it. Here was her latest tweet regarding Common Core.
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Common Core-uption? Uncommon conflict of interest! #stopcommoncore
Fred Klonsky - By H.D. Worth Last month, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave $6,309,100 in grants to the NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. The money is earmarked to help implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). … Continue reading
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Common Core a Theme of NEA’s 2013 Gathering #stopcommoncore
ED Week - Atlanta We haven’t begun the 2013 NEA Representative Assembly quite yet, but already there are clues that the Common Core State Standards are likely to be one of the big topics of discussion. Take a look at New … Continue reading
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Michigan Education Reform Includes Stopping Common Core
FreedomWorks - When we think of states to look to in terms of free markets and the responsibility of personal choices, most of us wouldn’t think of Michigan first, or second. Let’s face it, Michigan wouldn’t crack most peoples’ top … Continue reading
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Chicago’s Karen Lewis: We’re flying the ‘Common Core’ airplane as we’re building it
EAG News - By Kyle Olson EAGnews.org CHICAGO – Despite all of her nutty racially-charged rhetoric, when Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis speaks, people listen. So they should be interested in what she has to say about the national Common … Continue reading
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Arne Duncan’s Common Core Test-Teacher Evaluation Moratorium: Another Reason Why the Obama No Child Waiver Gambit Should End
Dropout Nation - One of the biggest problems with the Obama Administration’s effort to eviscerate the No Child Left Behind Act’s powerful accountability provisions is that it has approved proposals that feature initiatives that are either in pilot stages, or … Continue reading
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CPS Releases Five-Year Education Plan
Progress Illinois - The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett released the district’s five-year education plan Monday, which included assurances of art for every grade level and an annual district academic report card. “Every child in every community deserves a high-quality education in … Continue reading
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Education groups back AFT position on Common Core stakes
AFT News (American Federation of Teachers) - A coalition of prominent organizations representing more than 10 million parents, educators and administrators releasedan open letter on June 6 backing the AFT’s call for a moratorium on high stakes tied to new standardized … Continue reading
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