Dr. Duke Pesta and Dr. Sandra Stotsky discuss Stotsky’s new book, Changing the Course of Failure: How Schools and Parents Can Help Low-Achieving Students.
Video: Duke Pesta & Sandra Stotsky Discuss Failed Colleges of Education
Dr. Duke Pesta and Dr. Sandra Stotsky discuss in a new FreedomProject Media video how colleges of education have been a failure in passing on subject mastery for prospective teachers and instead focusing on politics and ideology in the classroom.
Video: Duke Pesta & Sandra Stotsky Dissect Why Common Core Has Failed
Dr. Duke Pesta and Dr. Sandra Stotsky drill down on a new report from the Pioneer Institute that shows how the move to Common Core and their subsequent “new standards” hurt Massachusetts student achievement.
Common Core: From Farce to Failure (Video)
Dr. Duke Pesta who has been going around the country speaking out against Common Core has a new presentation entitled Common Core: From Farce to Failure.
(Video) Stotsky, Tienken, and Pesta at Stop Common Core Event in New Jersey
Dr. Sandra Stotsky, Dr. Christopher Tienken, and Dr. Duke Pesta all spoke at a “symposium of learning” entitled “No More Common Core” hosted by Concerned Citizens of New Jersey on Saturday, September 27 in Vineland, NJ. They were also joined by Deneen Borelli of FreedomWorks, Dr. Tom Borelli, a molecular biologist, and Vern Williams of […]
No More Common Core Symposium in New Jersey
New Jersey readers mark your calendars for this symposium that will be offered in September. Concerned Citizens of Southern New Jersey will host a “No More Common Core” Symposium on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 10:00am at the Ramada Inn in Vineland, NJ. Guest speakers will be: Sandra Stotsky, Duke Pesta, Chris Tienken, Deneen Borelli, […]
North Dakota DPI Official Attacks Common Core Opponent
The spokesperson for North Dakota’s Department of Public Instruction, Dale Wetzel, has been caught engaging in email smear campaign of Common Core foe, Dr. Duke Pesta, an English professor at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh. Pesta also serves as the Academic Director of FreedomProject Education. This led up to Pesta, who has been active in fighting […]
Two Upcoming New York State Conference Calls
Stop Common Core in New York State is hosting two conference calls this month: 1. Tonight at 7 pm EST with Dr. Duke Pesta and Emmett McGroarty: Topic: Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative and the Classical Catholic Education: Two Worlds at Odds With One Another. Common Core State Standards in education have garnered a growing […]
Dr. Duke Pesta Gives Testimony Against Common Core in Wisconsin
Dr. Duke Pesta, FreedomProject Education’s Academic Director and Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, gave testimony against the Common Core State Standards during a public hearing held on Wednesday, October 16th in Fond du Lac, WI. You can watch it below:
(Video) Common Core: Dangers and Threats to American Liberty
A friend of mine forwarded this video and I thought I would share it with you. FreedomProject Education is the group behind this video. Their description: This hour long presentation explores the new government mandated Common Core standards being implemented in public schools, private schools and homeschool curriculum. Dr. Duke Pesta (their academic director) and […]