The U.S. Constitution grants no authority over education to the federal government. Education is not mentioned in the Constitution of the United States, and for good reason. The Founders wanted most aspects of life managed by those who were closest to them, either by state or local government or by families, businesses, and other elements of…
Despite Arne Duncan’s denial that Common Core purposes a political agenda, the curriculum itself proves otherwise — that Common Core has everything to do with the political and global agenda of those who created it, and nothing to do with a sound education for the benefit of those being taught — our children.http://danetteclark.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/crayola-common-core-lessons-promote-globalization-and-interdependence/
Yesterday we shared with you about AIR and their ties to SBAC, the Common Core testing arm in South Dakota. You can read that here. Today, I wake up to find this in my email box. If you still think Common Core is about education standards, please watch the video and read Dr Gary Thompson’s…
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…
Definitely part of a much larger, very disturbing trend. Thanks for your support Michelle! http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/06/03/michelle-malkin-eye-scans-fl-schools-%E2%80%98disturbing%E2%80%99-sign-larger-trend
Dozens of New York Principals wrote to New York State Education Commissioner John King. “Even if these tests were assessing students’ performance on tasks aligned with the Common Core Standards, the testing sessions—two weeks of three consecutive days of 90-minute (and longer for some) periods—were unnecessarily long, requiring more stamina for a 10-year-old special education student…
“I humbly recommend that Mr. Duncan be called before your committee to answer some serious questions under oath about corporate and investor influence on Education policy. Mr. Duncan told a committee of congress that he did not want to “participate in the hysteria” surrounding the RTTT and the CCS. Because he is a public servant,…
Common Core could be the future of your children’s education, but the majority of parents in America probably don’t know a whole lot about it.continue readinghttp://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/30/national-strategy-session-presents-everything-you-need-to-know-about-stopping-common-core/
“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…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 