Arizona Parents and Activists please be aware of bills that would return local control over testing and strip power away from your elected superintendent.
Arizona Board of Education Rejects Common Core
Monday morning the Arizona Board of Education voted 6 to 2 to reject the Common Core State Standards. They will develop new standards for the state.
Arizona State School Chief Blasts Common Core
Arizona State Supt. of Public Instruction Diane Douglas blasted the Common Core State Standards and its assessment 2015 Condition of Education Address.
A Recall Effort Before Diane Douglas Takes Office?
Common Core advocates are starting to organize to recall Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction-Elect Diane Douglas before she even takes office.
Common Core Sees Defeat at the Ballot Box
Lindsey Burke of the Heritage Foundation did a great job highlighting losses for Common Core advocates on Tuesday at National Review. Here’s a list: It appears that Common Core critic, Diane Douglas, will be elected as Arizona’s Superintendent for Public Instruction. Richard Woods, another Common Core critic, won as Georgia’s Superintendent of Education. Molly Spearman […]
With Huppenthal’s Loss in AZ School Chief Race That Makes Barbarians 3, Educrats 0
Diane Douglas beat pro-Common Core incumbent Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal in convincing fashion 57.78% to 41.50% winning over 66,000 more votes according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office. The barbarians at the gate crashed through evidently. Huppenthal is the third incumbent state school chief to go down in flames over supporting […]
“Barbarians at the Gate” Press On in Arizona
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal yesterday compared opponents of the Common Core State Standards to “barbarians at the gate.” He then vowed to fight them to preserve the Gate-funded, top-down, data-less, subpar standards. The Arizona Capitol Times reports: Huppenthal said Arizona cannot allow a repeat in Arizona of what happened in Indiana, which […]