Some of the highlights from Dr. Duke Pesta’s, October 16, 2013, testimony in Wisconsin. What if, instead of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, it were an extreme right wing foundation, that gave $225 billion, to unaccountable lobby groups, to create these standards? What if it were a conservative president, who created a program, whereby states…
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…
An excellent article by Matt Sanders at the DNews. Here’s a clip.“A bit of context might be helpful. The USOE contracted with DC based social research firm American Institutes for Research (AIR) to develop and host the Utah Common Core assessments that track student data and performance. AIR’s stated mission is, “to conduct and apply the best…
On November 17, 2004, UNESCO (the education arm of the U.N.) signed a contract with Bill Gates of Microsoft, “…for collaboration in several areas including education and learning…” You may read that agreement at the UNESCO website: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/pdf/strategy_microsoft_agreement.pdf
South Dakotans Against Common Core 