The first round of Race to the Top Grants, which South Dakota applied for, committing us to the Common Core, and subsequent rounds have been offered to states. Now there is a new round being offered to local school districts. Mitchell Public Schools, Rapid City Area Schools and Sitting Bull School have filed an intent to…
I have received several questions regarding Everyday Math and Investigations Math. These seem to be the two most popular curricula in use in South Dakota schools as local districts align to the Common Core. This video explains both of these curricula better than I ever could. If your school is using Everyday Mathematics or Investigations…
A few weeks ago, we learned of this book on the Common Core Reading List.“The Bluest Eye” by Toni Morrison(WARNING: Graphic) Common Core Approved Child Pornography Here’s another book from the Common Core Reading List to watch for.“Dreaming in Cuban” by Cristina Garcia Porn At Buena High School in Sierra Vista: Common Core The Common…
They keep telling me the Common Core Standards are just that. Just standards. When I have connected the dots, I have been accused of taking liberties. When I say it is a reform agenda, I are told I am misinformed. Well, now the D.A.R.E. program has aligned to the Common Core. From the Watertown Public…
Charlotte Iserbyt – Deliberate Dumbing Down of the World Charlotte Iserbyt served as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, during the first Reagan Administration, where she first blew the whistle on a major technology initiative which would control curriculum in America’s classrooms. A few highlights:…
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…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 