Tag: Pioneer Institute
#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 [...]
Photos: Ohio is Jazzed About #StopCommonCore
Ohio had some informational meetings about the Common Core at three different locations throughout the state. Ohioans Against Common Core has an update here. Between 850-1000 attended. The photos below are from Jamie Gass of the Pioneer Institute who was one of the speakers. The speakers for these events were: Cincinnati – held April 12th [...]
Why Conservatives Object to the Common Core
Kathleen Porter-Magee & Sol Stern ask in the subheading of their National Review article defending the Common Core State Standards ask “why are prominent conservatives criticizing a set of rigorous educational standards?” There are others who have provided direct rebuttals. I want to answer their primary question. While I’m not a “prominent conservative,” I am [...]
Sandra Stotsky: Why Did Colorado Trade in a Silk Purse for a Sow’s Ear?
The Heartland Institute has a news article on their site that highlighted meetings related to the Common Core State Standards that took place in Colorado on December 6th – one with the Colorado State Board of Education and the other with a panel discussion convened by the Pioneer Institute. The money quote belongs to Sandra [...]
Jamie Gass on Denver Talk Radio Discussing Independence Institute
Via an email from Jamie Gass of the Pioneer Institute: Tune into KNUS AM 710 from 5 to 8 pm for Backbone Radio. Matt Dunn and Krista Kafer will hit the airwaves with fresh commentary on all things political. Dec 2, 2012– Jamie Gass of Pioneer Institute in Boston about an important upcoming event on [...]
Brookings: Student Testing Costs States $1.7 Billion a Year
A new study by Matthew Chingos of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution shows that states will be spending $1.7 Billion a year in assessments. We are still not sure how the Common Core State Standards assessments will be sustained after the federal funding for their development runs out in 2014 [...]
Pioneer Institute Study Suggests Remedies for Common Core’s Literature Deficit
A new study released by Pioneer Institute shows that states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards should include a literature-based standard.
Yes, Top Ranked Massachusetts Is Messing With Education Success
An interesting read in the Christian Science Monitor. The author Stacy Teicher Khadaroo focused on the education reform that put Massachusetts on the top, and how the adoption of the Common Core State Standards worries some experts. An excerpt: But Massachusetts’ future doesn’t look as rosy to observers such as Jamie Gass, director of the [...]
The “Enemy’s” Response to Fordham’s Wishful Cost Projections
Edweek reported today on the conflicting studies completed aimed at determining how much the Common Core State Standards will cost. The Pioneer Institute and the American Principles Project in their report last February estimated a $16 Billion price tag. The Fordham Institute, a pro-common core think tank, estimates up to $8.3 Billion could be spent [...]
Common Core Standards Cost Exceeds RTTT Stimulus Funds
The Obama Administration spent an unprecedented $4.35 billion in Stimulus money to create an incentive for states to join the Common Core Standards and compete in the Race to the Top competition. All but five states (Virginia, Texas, Nebraska, Alaska, and Minnesota) jumped on the Common Core bandwagon, salivating for an outsized piece of the $4.35 [...]
