The American Principles Project (APP), the Heartland Institute and Pioneer Institute, co-hosted a one-day conference at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Monday, September 9, 2013 to discuss the destructive implications of the Common Core Standards and the future of the education of America’s youth. More than 200 people were in attendance at the sold […]
Common Core Conference at the University of Notre Dame
From FightCommonCore.com, this will be a great conference to be held next month at Notre Dame University in Indiana. The Changing Role of Education in America: Consequences of the Common Core University of Notre DameSeptember 9, 2013 You can register online here. Please join us for a one-day conference at the Notre Dame Conference Center […]
Common Core Generates Catholic Concerns
Charlotte Hays of the National Catholic Register had a piece up on how the Common Core State Standards are becoming the cause of concern within Catholic circles. She writes: Catholic schools and dioceses across the country will have to decide whether to adopt the CCSS. Although the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) isn’t endorsing the […]
Indiana Governor Mike Pence Signs Common Core Pause Legislation
Today Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the Common Core pause legislation that requires the Indiana State Board of Education to hold three public hearings on the Common Core State Standards and have a fiscal impact study completed by 2014. “I have long believed that education is a state and local function and we must always […]
Mike Pence Needs to Lead Common Core Opposition, Not Sit on the Sidelines
Hoosiers Against Common Core founders, Heather Crossin and Erin Tuttle, were joined Thursday by 75 representatives from 54 independent organizations from across the state of Indiana. They delivered a letter to Governor Mike Pence’s office that had been signed by over 900 Hoosiers during the prior five days. The letter called on Governor Mike Pence […]
Welcome Hoosiers Against Common Core
I’d like to welcome a new group headed up by familiar friends. Please be sure to check out Heather Crossin and Erin Tuttle’s new venture Hoosiers Against Common Core. Be sure to follow them on Twitter and like them on Facebook. Spread the word – especially if you live in Indiana.
The Tony Bennett Ouster Debate Continues
The debate continues. You may remember Matthew Ladner called anti-common core activists in Indiana a bunch of yahoos since they helped defeat incumbent Republican Tony Bennett in the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction race. Erin Tuttle, who for a “yahoo” writes quite well :), wrote in the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette: The Bennett fiasco brought an […]