The Republican National Committee passed a resolution that supports a parent’s right to grant prior written consent for sex education.
RNC Passes Resolutions on APUSH Changes & Stop Common Core Victories
The Republican National Committee passed two resolutions concerning education during their summer meeting. The first deals with the rewrite of the AP U.S. History framework. This was sponsored by Tamara Scott, National Committeewoman from Iowa, and was written with the help of Jane Robbins from American Principles Project. It had six co-sponsors and it passed […]
West Virginia GOP Stands Against Common Core State Standards
The state executive committee for the West Virginia Republican Party unanimously passed a resolution stating opposition against the Common Core State Standards. From their press release sent this morning: Charleston, W.Va.– At the summer meeting of the West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, a Resolution was passed against the implementation of a “one size fits […]
We're Not Misinformed; We Know What Common Core Is, & We Reject It.
In Utah this year, GOP state delegates passed a resolution that opposed Common Core, by a 65% vote. The National GOP passed a similar resolution. The Michigan legislature passed a bill that defunded Common Core. Indiana legislators passed a year-long time-out bill to pause Common Core. Similar efforts by Republicans and Democrats are growing in […]
Common Core Common Sense: Why It’s Illiberal and Unconstitutional
By Dr. Daniel B. Coupland On May 29th, 2009, Arne Duncan, the new Secretary of Education for the Obama Administration, gave a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. In the speech, he said, We want to raise the bar dramatically in terms of high standards. What we have had as a country, […]
Stop Common Core Progress Update
We are drawing close to the end of the state legislative sessions. I thought it would be a good time to highlight the progress that has been made in fighting the Common Core. If you look back just a few months ago you can see how far our movement has come. Some significant progress was […]
Whiteboard Advisors Insider Results on Common Core
Whiteboard Advisors did a poll this month of “education insiders.” They define education insiders as “influential leaders who are shaping federal education reform, including individuals who or are currently serving as key policy and political “insiders,” such as: Current and former White House and U.S. Department of Education leaders; Current and former Congressional staff; State […]
Is the Common Core in Trouble?
That is a question asked by Valerie Strauss at the Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog. She writes: Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently met with Chamber of Commerce leaders and urged them to be more vocal and forceful in defending the Common Core State Standards. Why? Duncan made the appeal, which was reported by Education Week, […]
RNC Passes Anti-Common Core Resolution at Their Spring Meeting (Updated)
We just got word so I don’t know the details of the vote, but the Republican National Committee did pass an anti-Common Core resolution at their Spring Meeting in Los Angeles, CA. Here is the original draft I shared earlier this week… Update: Below is the the final approved resolution: RESOLUTION CONCERNING COMMON CORE EDUCATION […]
RNC Draft Resolution on the Common Core
The Republican National Committee Spring Meeting starts today in Los Angeles. One of the items that will be discussed and voted on is a draft resolution on the Common Core State Standards which you can see below: RESOLUTION CONCERNING COMMON CORE EDUCATION STANDARDS WHEREAS, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a set of academic […]