And They Say It’s Not Mandatory?

On Wednesday Tracy and Mary Finney of Marietta, Georgia were met by a police officer outside their children’s public school and informed they were trespassing on school property because they opposed the school’s process of testing all children. The Finneys, whose...

Leveling: More Dumbing Down

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...

Louisiana’s Common Core Controversy

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...

Controversy over Common Core in Northern NY

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...