Apr 28, 2014
The Curriculum and Instruction Committee of Manchester School Board met UNOFFICIALLY last week with school administrators to discuss the elimination of LEVELING in middle and high school grades. Without a vote of the committee or the full Board, a pilot study will...
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
A battle is brewing in Baton Rouge over the state’s implementation of Common Core in schools. Right now the governor and the head of education for the state are at odds after the governor “flip flops” on Common Core. Last month Governor Bobby Jindal...
Apr 24, 2014
Plattsburgh, NY: 47% students not taking the Common Core exams. They can sit and read. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – With the arrival of spring comes the arrival of end-of-year exams in schools. But this year something unusual is taking place. Some students are refusing...
Apr 24, 2014
Editor’s note: Nicholas Tampio is assistant professor of political science at Fordham University. He is the author of “Kantian Courage: Advancing the Enlightenment in Contemporary Political Theory.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are...
