As many of you know, the GED was rewritten to align with the Common Core State Standards. In 2013, Pearson Education bought the rights to the GED and aligned the test to the Common Core State Standards. If, for whatever reason, you have left the assembly line of the government school institution before receiving a…

As many of you know, Rep. Dan Kaiser, Dist.3, has been a great friend to South Dakotans fighting the nationalization of our K-12 schools through the Common Core Standards.  In the 2015 Legislature, Rep. Kaiser led the smoke out of a bill to end Common Core in South Dakota. (Link1) On January 5, 2016, Rep.…

HB 1096, the bill to allow parents to refuse the state assessments, including the behavioral assessment, SBAC, is on the House Education Committee agenda for tomorrow, Wednesday, February 3, 2016. I encourage you to listen live online at the link below. What: House Education Committee Meeting When: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Time: 7:45 am CST/6:45…