On August 22, 2013 I had the opportunity to meet some amazing, involved people. Thank-you to all who gave up their evening to attend the meeting to learn about the Common Core agenda and what we need to do to stop the Common Core in South Dakota. Mark Walker from the Argus Leader was in attendance…
Beware of Common CoreWritten byMartha A. MasgaiCrooks Common Core is the unconstitutional federal takeover of our children’s education. Forty-five states have implemented Common Core without congressional or state legislative approval. The majority of citizens know nothing about this intrusion on our nation’s most valuable asset, our children.Common Core is bad to the core. The estimated…
Did you know that the Common Core, once fully implemented will require children take high stakes assessments three times per year? According to Governor Daugaard, on January 11, 2012, “This system will not just test students at the end of the year and measure them against an arbitrary bar instead we will test students at the…
There is a poll up on Fox News about Common Core. Is the move toward a new, national Common Core educational standard a good idea? NO! Click here to vote now. There are no results for South Dakota yet. Go Vote. We want to show South Dakota lawmakers that we do not want the Common…
From EAGJudge’s ruling in student privacy case will impact school data sharing and Common Core implementation By Ben VeldermanEAGnews.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – A month after appearing in a federal district court, privacy advocates are still awaiting a judge’s ruling as to whether or not the U.S. Department of Education overstepped its bounds in late 2011…
DATE: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 TIME: Registration begins 6:30pm. Forum 7:00pm-8:30pmPLACE: Good Samaritan Jerstad Center, 4800 W 57th St, Sioux FallsHOST: Siouxland Republican Women. RSVP to siouxlandrw@gmail.comCOST: $5 for members, $10 for non-members Our panel will feature: Dr. Melody Schopp, SD Secretary of Education Dr. Rick Melmer, advisor for several educational agencies at both the…
From The Washington Post President Obama’s unusual education roundtable President Obama hosted an education roundtable at the White House on Monday and I’ll give you one chance to guess who wasn’t high on the guest list. Educators. Below is a list of people who were invited to the event, which was described on the president’s schedule this way: “The…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 