My School Says It’s Just Standards. Isn’t That True? Common Core Standards are a set of Math and English Language Arts Standards that have currently been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia. Is South Dakota able to change the content of the standards? Who will have control over the standards in the…
On September 21, Bill Gates did an interview in which he said, “It would be great if our education stuff worked, but that we won’t know for probably a decade.” In this story written by the Washington Post, the author laments that teachers are now to be evaluated by this experiment and will be losing…
Megan Tschetter, a mom in South Dakota posted the following on her FB page. She has given permission to publish it here. Thank-you Megan. I am writing this with the purest intentions. If you know me, then you know I am not a flake. (I hope) The last year has been a rollercoaster ride concerning…
Dr. Stotsky retired from the University of Arkansas in December 2012. She is now Professor of Education Emerita. She was Senior Associate Commissioner in the Massachusetts Department of Education from 1999 to 2003, where she was in charge of revising all K-12 academic standards, teacher and administrator licensing regulations and licensure tests, and professional development.…
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On September 23, about 90 people from east central South Dakota came out to hear about the Common Core Standards. This was an awesome group of people, both for and against the Common Core. Thank-you so much for your attendance and participation in this meeting. You can watch videos clips of the meeting at Dakota War College. SoDak…
Shane Vander Hart, chief blogger at Truth In American Education, and Communications Director for American Principles Project’s Preserve Innocence Initiative, participated in a Common Core Forum hosted by the Siouxland Republican Women on September 17th, 2013 in Sioux Falls. Many questions submitted by members of the public were left unanswered. Shane made a comittment to…
By Natalie Micheel Any resident or parent/guardian a child in the Sioux Falls School district has the right to attend a School Board meeting and make a comment. The comments will be a time limited five minute statement that you read into the record. The board is not required to make a comment back, but…
By Kevin Jensen When taking the CC argument to legislators remember there are three distinct areas of CC to address; Standards, Content and Data. Here is some advice from a 13 year school board veteran. I believe that the issue of standards is a non-starter. Every profession I know of adheres to some form of…
A Call to Action by Natalie Micheel Sioux Falls Mom The Siouxland Republican Women held a Common Core forum earlier this week. It included major state players from the “pro” side, and representation from the “against” side. SRW asked for questions prior to the event, and indicated they would…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 