By C.E. White This week, President Obama will be sworn into office as the 45th President of the United States of America. As a history teacher, I was elated to learn he would be placing his hand on two Bibles, one belonging to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the other belonging to President Abraham […]
Some Fuzzy Research on Common Core Math Standards
Achieve pointed out new research that links Common Core Math Standards to higher achievement. Fascinating since those standards haven’t been implemented yet. Maybe they are testing them on animal subjects… somebody better warn PETA. Oh never mind, here’s how they got their results… Schmidt’s work focuses on the strong resemblance of the CCSS for mathematics […]
ALEC Education Task Force Approves Anti-Common Core Model Legislation
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) met last week in Scottsdale, AZ. They are an organization whose mission is “to advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty, through a nonpartisan public-private partnership of America’s state legislators, members of the private sector, the federal government, and general public.” They have […]