Three years after the Department of Education announced a contest called Race-to-the-Top for $4.35 billion in stimulus funds, some parents, teachers, governors, and citizen and public policy groups are coming to an awful realization about the likely outcomes: A national curriculum called Common Core Regionalism, or the replacement of local governments by federally appointed bureaucrats…

The National Center for Teacher Quality is a bogus organization, since it comes to us from a non-scientific point of view and tons of people who know next to nothing about teaching.  When an agenda and a bunch of policy ideas are predetermined, and the studies comes later, you know something’s going on.  But the…

Dr Sandra Stotsky, the only English Language Arts professor on the Common Core Validation Committee, refused to sign off on the standards because of  “poor quality, empty skill sets, the de-emphasis on literature, and low reading levels, such as 8th grade levels for 12th grade students.” She has been relentless in her efforts to expose…

Jeffrey Horn gives a brief synopsis of the book Children of the Core by Kris NielsenHere’s a clip from the article:Nielsen sees CCSS as not mere “standards,” but rather, “an untested, overrated, and dangerous attempt to standardize our workforce training programs (formerly known as public schools) and track students into pre-qualified ranks and positions in…

A two minute video about some of the hidden details about Common Core. Share with your friends. To contact your representatives, click the Take Action – Contact Lawmakers tab above. Thank-you Florence Thompson. 

Both sides of Common Core are presented at this forum. It is full of good information. The thing I really noticed, was that the school officials at this forum, only knew the talking points they had been given by Common Core and the State of California. Do your local officials know the truth about Common…

Mr. Fitz, a middle school teacher in Florida, shares his views of what teaching to the test has done to education. “The thing that struck me one night, though, flipping through a brochure with key words like CREATIVITY, PASSION, PERSONAL INTERESTS, COMMUNITY, SIGNIFICANCE, and RELEVANCE emblazoned across the top of each page, was the fact that…

It’s simple. Cut the people out, and you get an inferior product. Now, parents are waking up. Alisa Ellis, of Heber City, Utah, typifies their resolve: “Administrators want parents like me to step back and be quiet, but we will not. These are my children, and my voice will be heard.” Read the whole editorial…

The The Associated School Boards of South Dakota and the School Administrators of South Dakota have announced the theme for their joint convention to be held Aug. 8-9, 2013 in Sioux Falls. “Have It Your Way”. “Have It Your Way” for most of us is the Burger King theme. So let’s take it from there. You…

Think Common Core is something new? This video is kind of long, but full of documented information.From the 1989 National Governors’ Association Conference on Education Total transformation of our society Facts and information(knowledge) no longer primary purpose of education Connection between economic(sustainable) development and human capital(labor) Why are the tests now called assessments?Voluntary = Mandatory…