May 4, 2014
MANCHESTER: In the Manchester’s dumbed down draft standards in ELA, there is no longer a reference to reading Shakespeare, 18th, 19th, and early 20th century American literature, or US founding documents in ELA (Gettysburg Address, Declaration of Independence)....
May 4, 2014
The worst problem with Common Core is not just the fuzzy curriculum and “fad” teaching methods, but the ingrained political indoctrination and inappropriate lessons that are geared toward turning students against the republic and toward the one world...
May 3, 2014
Study Finds Poetry Endangered in Common Core English Standards by Dr. Susan Berry 1 May 2014 A new study suggests that the literary genre of poetry is likely to become endangered in the Common Core-based English classroom due to the dramatic reduction in time spent on...
May 2, 2014
In addition to programs that employ fuzzy math, “Social Justice” mandates from the federal government are destroying education Between EveryDay Math and the rush to implement “de-leveling” (classes that are not designed for grouping students...
May 1, 2014
The Annenburg Institute, a grant recipient of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, resource for community organizing, and associated with ACORN, recently issued a press release below. Please read our comments in BOLD and ITALICIZED. We also encourage you to read...
Apr 28, 2014
The grants database lists the purposes of each grant, many of which are like the following: “to support a development plan for the organization and to support its efforts to provide training and information to implement Common Core State Standards”. Read...
