What is Common Core? To be honest, I had no idea. I looked it up online. I read that they were standards for each grade that would be consistent across a number of states. They were described as higher standards, internationally benchmarked, state-led, and inclusive of parent and teacher in-put. It didn’t sound like a…

This may not have been said by Albert, but the point is still valid.

I was looking through the RFP for South Dakota’s LDS… and found this to be interesting… (You can find the RFP here: http://doe.sd.gov/ofm/documents/LDSRFP254.pdf) Page 4: The SD DOE anticipates that the LDS will collect and store detail level student, teacher, course, enrollment, assessment, and program participation data. The system will allow the SD DOE to…

Please let Shelli Grinager know that you appreciate her effort to understand what she is voting on! http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/sturgis/school-board-approves-new-math-curriculum/article_3bb39e2a-2d67-51fc-ba3c-8dc1595b120d.html

My kids will not be taking the Common Core assessment test – if the school cant show me the test, my kids don’t need to take it. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/14/do-not-pick-up-the-pencil-new-york-parents-coach-kids-to-refuse-common-core-tests/

It’s well documented that the National PTA has been given quite a bit of cash to promote Common Core… so don’t put too much faith in anything they say about it… http://www.missourieducationwatchdog.com/2013/04/the-new-spin-from-common-core-proponents.html

http://www.cato.org/blog/americans-deserve-know-federal-role-national-tests

 Why do we have representatives if they are bypassed every chance they get? http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20130409/OPINION/304090001?nclick_check=1

http://washingtonexaminer.com/education-dept.-helps-leak-students-personal-data/article/2525112