The Utah Republican Party passed an anti-Common Core resolution by a 65.5% to 35.5% margin at their State Convention this weekend. This happened despite a huge effort by the Utah State Office of Education to oppose the resolution. Christel Swasey has a good recap of what happened on Saturday. Here is a copy of the […]
Open Letter to Utah State Education Officials
Utah officials have tried to tamp down concerns that opponents of the common core have expressed. They have done so without providing any documentation that supports their claims. Alisa Ellis, a Utah resident, sent a letter to Brenda Hales, Utah State Office of Education officials and the Utah State Board of Education. Brenda – I […]
Utah Battle of the Blogs Over Common Core State Standards
Last Tuesday the Utah Education Coalition held a panel discussion with legislators, parents and teachers invited. Bill Evers of the Hoover Institution, Kent Talbert, and Emmett McGroarty of American Principles Project were panelists. The press release issued for the event said: The objective of this forum is to more clearly explain how parents and children […]