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CA State School Chief: Term “Common Core” Has Outlived Its Usefulness

May 15, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

California’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction announced he is no longer using the term “Common Core” because it has confused and polarized people.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: California, California Department of Education, California Standards, California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Common Core State Standards, Tom Torlakson

Facts About the No Child Left Behind Waivers

October 26, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

Jane Robbins, a Senior Fellow for American Principles Project provided some facts that you should know about the No Child Left Behind waivers.  States apply for these in order, they say, to free themselves from Federal guidelines and standards under NCLB.  What they’re really doing is substituting federal control with more federal control. Pretty soon […]

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: California State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Common Core State Standards, Jane Robbins, No Child Left Behind, No Child Left Behind Waivers, statewide teacher-evaluation systems, Tom Torlakson, U.S. Department of Education, Vermon Department of Education

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