The Indiana Senate voted 35-13 today to concur with the House version of SB 91, Indiana’s Common Core Repeal bill, so the bill will head to Governor Mike Pence (R-IN). Pence has expressed support for Hoosiers creating their own standards so it is likely he will sign the bill. Chalkbeat Indiana points out that the original […]
Wyoming Common Core “Meet & Greet” Tomorrow
From Wyoming Citizens Opposing Common Core: On February 11th from 7-9pm you are invited to a very special event at the Kiwanis Community House in Cheyenne, WY. Three national leaders will be guests at this “Meet & Greet.” There will be an overview of the education reform bill and information on the bill’s introduction on […]
Common Core Forum in Louisiana on February 20th
FYI Louisiana friends. There is a big Common Core forum happening on February 20, 2014, highlighting these speakers below: Jim Stergios, Sandra Stotsky, James Milgram, Emmett McGroarty, Jane Robbins and Terrance Moore under one roof? I’m jealous that I don’t get to be there, but you have the opportunity! It will be held at the […]
Should American High Schools Prepare any Students for STEM? Common Core Doesn’t Think So
When states adopted Common Core’s mathematics standards, they were told (among other things) that these standards would make all high school students “college- and career-ready” and strengthen the critical pipeline for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). However, with the exception of a few standards in trigonometry, the math standards end after Algebra II, as […]
Notre Dame Common Core Conference Video
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 […]
Wisconsin State Superintendent Offers Veiled Threat to Opponents of Common Core
The state of Wisconsin has held three out of four public hearings on Common Core Standards. State Superintendent Tony Evers must be feeling the heat because he offered legislators a veiled threat that any rejection of Common Core Standards may be taken to the Supreme Court. This threat outrages citizens across the state who are […]
Sandra Stotsky Testifies Against Common Core in Wisconsin
On Wednesday, October 16 … Dr. Sandra Stostsky, a leading authority on English Language Arts standards and member of the Common Core validation committee who refused to sign-off on the ELA standards, testified in Fond du Lac, WI against the implementation of Common Core. You can watch the video of her testimony here, by clicking […]
Stotsky and Milgram Offer Manchester Schools Their Assistance
Last week Manchester Schools in New Hampshire rejected the Common Core State Standards deciding instead to develop superior Manchester Academic Standards. Yesterday it was reported that they have some help if they want it. Via Girard at Large: Dr. Sandra Stotsky and Dr. James Milgram, the content experts who refused to validate the Common Core […]
Stotsky Calls For Abolishment of Florida DOE
Sandra Stotsky, former Senior Associate Commissioner of Education in Massachusetts and Professor Emerita at the University of Arkansas, released a statement concerning the upcoming summit called by Florida Governor Rick Scott concerning the Common Core State Standards. Stotsky also served on the Common Core validation committee for the English-Language Arts standards and refused to sign […]
Lowering the Bar: How Common Core Math Fails to Prepare High School Students for STEM
(Boston, MA) National mathematics standards adopted by 45 states and the District of Columbia that supporters say are designed to make high school graduates “college- and career-ready” and improve the critical science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pipeline do not prepare students to study STEM or even be admitted to a selective four-year college, according […]