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The Real Truth About the Common Core State Standards

June 7, 2013 By Karen Schroeder

Wisconsin legislators invited Kathleen Porter-Magee of the Fordham Institute to testify before a joint committee on education about Common Core Standards. She also wrote “The Truth about Common Core” for National Review online. Ms. Porter-Magee’s testimony and article lack a basic understanding of the reasons that tax payers are opposed to Common Core. A most […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: American Pageant, Common Core State Standards, Fordham Institute, Kathleen Porter-Magee, National Review, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, U.S. Department of Education

John Stossel Discusses Common Core

April 19, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

John Stossel on Fox Business discussed the Common Core State Standards with Lindsey Burke of the Heritage Foundation and Kathleen Porter-Magee of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. You can watch below: Porter-Magee said that “they” were amazed when so many states signed on.  Yeah, we were amazed too, but for different reasons I’d suspect. HT: […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Fox Business Network, Heritage Foundation, John Stossel, Kathleen Porter-Magee, Lindsey Burke, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Glenn Beck: The Whole Story on the Common Core

April 9, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Glenn Beck yesterday had a radio segment on the Common Core.  He gave a response to Kathleen Porter-Magee and Sol Stern’s piece in National Review. Here are some of the points and Common Core: National Review Online (NRO): Common Core is not “ObamaCore,” as some suggest. While President Obama often tries to claim credit, the […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Glenn Beck, Glenn Beck Show, Kathleen Porter-Magee, Sol Stern

Why Conservatives Object to the Common Core

April 4, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

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 […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Christopher Tienken, Common Core ELA Standards, Common Core State Standards, data mining, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Fabio Augusto Milner, featured, General Education Provisions Act, James Milgram, Joy Pullman, Kathleen Porter-Magee, Kent Talbert, local control in education, National Review, Neal McClusky, Pioneer Institute, Sandra Stotsky, Sol Stern, Ze'ev Wurman

Spinning Failure Before It Happens

May 24, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

I read an article last week that made me chuckle… a common core supporter is already spinning the inevitable failure of the implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Kathleen Porter-Magee writes for the Education Gadfly Daily. There isn’t a Common Core supporter in the nation who hasn’t qualified her enthusiasm for what the standards […]

Filed Under: CCSS Implementation Tagged With: Common Core Implementation, Common Core State Standards, Kathleen Porter-Magee

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