Three federal laws explicitly prohibit the U.S. Department of Education from directing, supervising, or controlling any nationalized standards, testing, or curriculum. The U.S. Department of Education subsequently awarded $362 million to directly fund two national testing consortia to develop common nationalized assessments. The consortia funding application clearly state that they will use federal funds to…
A few weeks ago, we shared with you a letter from Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, (MO) to Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education. In this letter he expresses serious concerns with the manner in which the US Department of Education has involved itself with Common Core standards. The letter also notes the highly irregular process used to…
Need a Nurse? No problem! Leave the Classroom and Go to the Clinic http://ksoo.com/need-a-nurse-no-problem-leave-the-classroom-and-go-to-the-clinic/ When this first hit the news that the school district was adding clinics to the schools – I had never heard of Common Core or Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan’s philosophy about the role he believes schools are to play…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 