Apr 27, 2014
To the Editor, I was impressed with the turnout of nearly a dozen parents at the recent April 21 school board meeting. All who spoke voiced serious opposition to the invasive, sexually explicit surveys given to children without notification or consent. Many parents...
Apr 27, 2014
Privacy Concerns Over Use of Student Data Lead Company to Close A nonprofit educational-software company that manages and stores data about public-school students said Monday it was shutting down over concerns about student privacy. InBloom Inc., which was financed...
Apr 26, 2014
We will attempt to keep you as informed as possible on how potential Presidential candidates are doing on the issue of Common Core. Since we’ve heard Gov. Pence is looking at possibly running for President, this information needs to be shared with everyone in...
Apr 26, 2014
Bill Gates is a sad clown today because his bizarre $100 million student data project has failed – InBloom, Inc Student Data Collection, to Shut Down! Common Core-loving billionaire Bill Gates has suffered a stinging defeat in his ambitious quest to reform every...
Apr 25, 2014
Girard at Large has the story.
Apr 25, 2014
If Common Core is optional, why was this woman’s child forced to take the tests? Why is Common Core being forced upon our public schools? Bacallao tried to opt her daughter out of taking the CRCT (Criterion-Referenced Competency Test) administered by the school...
Apr 24, 2014
Common Core is a bad idea. Republicans should remember that Jeb Bush, the guy the neocons are pushing as a “reasonable” candidate is a force behind the federalization of education standards. Something which couldn’t be less “conservative.” But it is corporatist. And...
Apr 24, 2014
The Jonesboro Sun printed this article on Saturday April 19, 2014. They are now running ads on TV advertising Common Core and saying how much teachers like it (what a joke) and the ad ends by sayings teachers can teach what they want to teach and the way they want to...
Apr 24, 2014
Despite recent defense rallies by Bill Gates, wars are raging against the embattled Common Core State Standard Initiative, now implemented in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Though criticisms can be leveled at the lack of evidence that the Common Core will...
Apr 24, 2014
Editor’s Introduction: This year, in a major shift in public education, states across the nation have been implementing a new set of standards known as the Common Core. Common Core appears as a subject in national and local news media and is a constant subject of...
