They didn’t even try to sweeten the name of this bill. They are now using our children for research and they want to do even more research with our children as the guinea pigs. We are on this slippery slope and it is now time to stand and say, “Enough!” Just say NO!!! From flstopcccoalition: February,…
Congressional Leadership Is Bull-Rushing Through HR5, Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (rebranded the “Student Success Act”) HR 5 is an education bill that gives the government more authority over your children than you have. This bill is very dangerous It must be stopped. The House is scheduled to vote on HR5 on Thursday, 2/26/15.…
Much has been made by the pro Common Core people about the forty minutes that was given to both sides to present their case regarding HB 1223. I would like to share some information about that. When we were told that this bill was scheduled for committee hearing on February 18, 2015 , we were…
The Thomas B Fordham Institute has been widely recognized as giving the Common Core State Standards a grade that the standards can’t possibly support. They have been widely criticized for accepting $1 million from the Gates Foundation to promote the Common Core Standards. (Link) But before the Common Core, the Fordham Institute had been grading…
HB 1184 was heard in House Education Committee today. This bill would have regulated what information the Digital Learning (DL) platforms our children use in school can share and store. Think of your credit card or an online transaction. By law, you receive a privacy policy statement telling what that company will do with your…
On Thursday, February 19, 2015, there was a successful smoke out of HB 1223, the bill to remove the Common Core and other multi-state standards from South Dakota. When we arrive at the capitol we are told, “Welcome to the people’s house.” This legislative session, that hasn’t exactly been the case for parents and teachers…
Let’s face it. Digital learning (DL) is a part of our children’s education. SDACC believes that DL can be an effective part of our children’s education, but should not be the only way our children learn. One of the concerns parents have about DL platforms is that, unlike books, parents may not able to see what…
HB 1093, a bill to allow parents to refuse the academic summative assessments, which at this point are the SBAC tests, was heard in House Education Committee on February 11, 2015. This bill was defeated by a vote of 8-7. The following Representatives believe that you, as parents, at a very minimum, have the right to…
After a vote in the House Education Committee on February 11, 2015, regarding parents’ rights to refuse the SBAC assessments, (Link) I had the opportunity to speak with one of the legislators who voted to not allow parents to decide what is in the best interest of their children. I was somewhat befuddled at his reasoning…
Below are upcoming dates for committee hearings for bills related to the Common Core. February 11, 2015 House Education Committee 7:45 CT, Room 413 HB 1093 An Act to provide for the exemption of certain students from the requirement to take certain academic assessment tests. This is the same bill that was brought last year…
South Dakotans Against Common Core 