Mar 31, 2014
Opting Out of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Field Testing If the above video does not appear on your device, use this direct link: Opting Out of PARCC Field Testing
Mar 31, 2014
But, we were told it was “voluntary”? Despite concerns about the Common Core assessments tests and how it could affect students and the general direction of education, the Board of Education voted 7 to 2 against delaying the start of the testing for two...
Mar 31, 2014
A set of guidelines adopted by 45 states this year may turn children into “little mathematicians” who don’t know how to do actual math. Read more… The Atlantic – A New Kind of Problem: The Common Core Math Standards
Mar 31, 2014
Below is a short video of the reality of the dumbed down Common Core Math standards. It may surprise many people knowing the CCSS are better than what many states had in place. However he honestly acknowledges that there were states that HAD far superior math...
Mar 30, 2014
by Ann Marie Banfield This week the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted against HB 1508 which would have terminated Common Core (CCSS) in New Hampshire. What would have happened? New Hampshire could have reverted back to the old State Standards that were...
Mar 30, 2014
A leaked email from the deputy executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), one of the nonprofits that developed and owns the copyrights to the Common Core standards, indicates the group is mobilizing Common Core supporters in the face of...
Mar 29, 2014
Parents across the country may hold the key to this year’s mid-term elections as they vent their anger over the implementation of a controversial education achievement measure called the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Forty-five states and the District...
Mar 29, 2014
A Utah High School student took the Common Core (SAGE) test this week. Seeing objectionable issues in that test, she thought her mother should know. The student took screen shots using her cell phone and sent them to her mother. Her mother passed them along to us. The...
Mar 29, 2014
Update: The video has been made private but you can read this teacher’s words here: Sikeston Teacher Tearfully Describes Bullying and Intimidation She Suffered for Opposing Common Core If the following video does not load on your device, use this direct link:...
