Common Core State Standards
It’s a Little Late for a Political Discussion?
The Cherokee County School Board in Georgia recently had a discussion about whether or not to have a citizen committee study the Common Core State Standards – both the pros and cons. It was quickly shot down by the Board Chair and Superintendent (does this guy even have a vote? He shouldn't.). The Cherokee Tribune [...]
Second #StopCommonCore Twitter Rally Reaches 9.7 Million Twitter Users
Parent Led Reform, in collaboration with Truth in American Education, hosted a second rally via Twitter Thursday May 2nd. The #Stopcommoncore Twitter Rally shared research diligently collected by parents, citizens, and education professionals concerned about the government’s push for national common standards in education with a wide reach of nearly 9.8 million Twitter users. Common [...]
Kentucky’s Common Core Testing Program Hits Major Snag
From the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions: (LEXINGTON, Ky.) – Only one year after Kentucky became the first state in the nation to introduce an education assessment and accountability system aligned with the national Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the program has already hit a major snag. In a decision with national overtones for [...]
Rally Against Common Core in Topeka, KS on May 8th
Kansans Against Common Core will hold an rally on May 8th from 2-4p on the South Lawn of the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka, KS.
The Turmoil is in the Tests
Via the Washington Post: “The Common Core is in trouble,” said Randi Weingarten, the union president who is slated to speak Tuesday in New York about the issue. “There is a serious backlash in lots of different ways, on the right and on the left.” Weingarten is concerned that states are rushing out tests based [...]
Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice (Part II)
This is Part Two of a three part article [Part One] which provides the description of each of the Standards for Mathematical Practice as written in the Common Core math standards. It discusses aspects of each SMP that can be interpreted along conventional or traditional approaches to math teaching and contrasts this with how each [...]
#StopCommonCore Twitter Rally Part Deux
Parent Led Reform (@parentledreform) is graciously hosting our 2nd #StopCommonCore Twitter Rally. Our follow-up rally is this Thursday, May 2nd at 9:00p (EDT)/8:00p (CDT). The #StopCommonCore Twitter Rally is a collaborative project in partnership with Truth In American Education (@TruthinAmEd), and designed to share the research diligently collected by parents and citizens concerned about the government’s [...]
Governor Deal Needs to Learn a Good Deal More About the Common Core
Governor Nathan Deal (R-GA) is not sure why the Republican National Committee passed a resolution against the Common Core State Standards. He believes they are a state-led effort and they make sense. The Marietta Daily Journal reported Friday that Governor Deal was asked about the Common Core State Standards at a bill signing in Cobb [...]
Girl Scout Badges Align with the Common Core
Yes, you read that headline right. From the Girl Scout website as reported by Answer Sheet: The Web site says: The Common Core Standards, developed and approved in 2010 by a bipartisan group of governors and educators, provide a shared framework for learning and teaching objectives specifically for English Language Arts and Mathematics for most [...]
