Joy Pullmann, is a research fellow on education policy for The Heartland Institute and managing editor of The Federalist, a web magazine on politics, policy, and culture. She is also a former managing editor of School Reform News. In that capacity, Pullmann interviewed and produced podcasts with many of the leading figures in school reform. Before…
“The worst thing about Common Core itself is that it’s low academic quality,” Common Core critic Joy Pullman told EAGnews. “It’s not rigorous, it’s not internationally benchmarked, it’s not competitive, it’s not high-quality…” “There’s a lot of really frightening data tracking and monitoring initiatives being required of states in conjunction with Common Core. The tests…
The Common Core: A Poor Choice for States by Joy Pullmann* A few highlights: Public dialogue on the Common Core is necessary to ensure high quality. Research has demonstrated that education standards have no effect on student achievement. No state, school district, or even school has ever used the Common Core. It has no track…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 