The Rapid City Journal had an article on Sunday on the upcoming battle over the Common Core State Standards in South Dakota. The first line was music to my ears. “State Education Secretary Melody Schopp expects to spend much of the upcoming South Dakota legislative session defending the Common Core standards…” Good, keep her busy. […]
SD State Rep Drops Statewide Campaign in Order to Fight Common Core
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports late last night that South Dakota State Representative Jim Bolin (R-Canton) gave up his campaign to become South Dakota’s Commissioner of School and Public Lands in order to focus on his fight against Common Core. For six months, state Rep. Jim Bolin has been waging a determined campaign to […]
South Dakota Q&A: South Dakota’s History for Common Core
I participated in a forum last week in Sioux Falls, SD. Questions were complied for two months prior and the panelists were given the questions (summarized) a couple of days prior to the event. Unfortunately since forum was not moderated and rules put in place regarding time limits South Dakota Education Secretary Melody Schopp and […]