http://madvilletimes.com/2013/04/another-bad-idea-sd-considers-ending-speech-requirement-for-hs-graduation/

Common Core Standards conference call May 15th at noon May 10, 2013 Education Heritage Action will host a conference call at noon on Wednesday, May 15th with Heritage education expert Lindsey Burke to discuss Common Core national standards.  Lindsey has been sounding the alarm against Washington’s overreach in our education system and has graciously agreed to join us on the call next…

This video from the Daily Caller and the HSLDA is only 15 minutes long and has lots of facts about Common Core. Everyone has 15 minutes to learn about what’s happening with their children’s and grandchildren’s education.  http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/14/homeschooling-advocate-common-core-abandons-classics-video/

I know the fight against Common Core is not necessarily a fight for Christians only. These young people have made a video that will open the eyes of many as to what is going on in our public schools.  Where have we adults been? From their website: “Christianity is being frozen out in America. It…

We already know that Common Core State Standards and the International Baccalaureate share the same ten educational goals. But CCSS puts a greater emphasis on “transforming America.” Sound familiar? http://pcandg.com/an-undocumented-goal-global-citizenship/

What is Common Core? To be honest, I had no idea. I looked it up online. I read that they were standards for each grade that would be consistent across a number of states. They were described as higher standards, internationally benchmarked, state-led, and inclusive of parent and teacher in-put. It didn’t sound like a…

This may not have been said by Albert, but the point is still valid.

I was looking through the RFP for South Dakota’s LDS… and found this to be interesting… (You can find the RFP here: http://doe.sd.gov/ofm/documents/LDSRFP254.pdf) Page 4: The SD DOE anticipates that the LDS will collect and store detail level student, teacher, course, enrollment, assessment, and program participation data. The system will allow the SD DOE to…

Please let Shelli Grinager know that you appreciate her effort to understand what she is voting on! http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/sturgis/school-board-approves-new-math-curriculum/article_3bb39e2a-2d67-51fc-ba3c-8dc1595b120d.html

My kids will not be taking the Common Core assessment test – if the school cant show me the test, my kids don’t need to take it. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/14/do-not-pick-up-the-pencil-new-york-parents-coach-kids-to-refuse-common-core-tests/