South Dakota Secretary of Education, Dr. Melody Schopp and superintendents from the Sioux Falls area will be answering questions about the Common Core at a forum in Sioux Falls. Bring your friends and your questions. The secretary has confirmed that she will be answering questions. WHAT: Common Core ForumWHO: SD Secretary of Education,…
On October 6th, KELO TV aired an installment of Eye on Keloland with the subject of Common Core. The first thing Dr. Schopp said was the National Governor’s Association commissioned a number of national experts from across the nation. Please name the content experts who wrote the standards. These standards were written by 5 people.…
My School Says It’s Just Standards. Isn’t That True? Common Core… is a set of national K-12 standards that takes away local control of South Dakota Schools and shifts all control to the Federal Government in exchange for the promise of Federal Funds gives the Federal Government and certain large corporations access to your child’s…
My School Says It’s Just Standards. Isn’t That True? Common Core Standards are a set of Math and English Language Arts Standards that have currently been adopted by 46 states and the District of Columbia. Is South Dakota able to change the content of the standards? Who will have control over the standards in the…
On September 21, Bill Gates did an interview in which he said, “It would be great if our education stuff worked, but that we won’t know for probably a decade.” In this story written by the Washington Post, the author laments that teachers are now to be evaluated by this experiment and will be losing…
Megan Tschetter, a mom in South Dakota posted the following on her FB page. She has given permission to publish it here. Thank-you Megan. I am writing this with the purest intentions. If you know me, then you know I am not a flake. (I hope) The last year has been a rollercoaster ride concerning…
Dr. Stotsky retired from the University of Arkansas in December 2012. She is now Professor of Education Emerita. She was Senior Associate Commissioner in the Massachusetts Department of Education from 1999 to 2003, where she was in charge of revising all K-12 academic standards, teacher and administrator licensing regulations and licensure tests, and professional development.…
On September 23, about 90 people from east central South Dakota came out to hear about the Common Core Standards. This was an awesome group of people, both for and against the Common Core. Thank-you so much for your attendance and participation in this meeting. You can watch videos clips of the meeting at Dakota War College. SoDak…
A Call to Action by Natalie Micheel Sioux Falls Mom The Siouxland Republican Women held a Common Core forum earlier this week. It included major state players from the “pro” side, and representation from the “against” side. SRW asked for questions prior to the event, and indicated they would…
September 23, 2013 Lake Norden Common Core Information Meeting
South Dakotans Against Common Core 