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Julie Borowski: The Truth About Common Core You may have heard about Common Core standards that are being implemented in public schools. This video is a brief explanation of some parts of Common Core. Please see the sources in this description for more information...

Fourth Graders Learn About Their "White Privilege" - Thanks to Common Core-aligned Lesson Fourth graders learn to own their ‘white privilege’ – thanks to Common Core-aligned lesson Oct. 17, 2013 EAG News http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtf5m3xnnXU MUSKEGON, Mich. – We at EAGnews recently...

Teacher’s resignation letter: ‘My profession … no longer exists’ Washington Post April 6, 2013 Increasingly teachers are speaking out against school reforms that they believe are demeaning their profession, and some are simply quitting because they have had enough. Here is one resignation...

Dr. John B. King, Jr., Commissioner of Education Email: [email protected] Is John King scared of criticism? Common Core meetings canceled Town hall events nixed due to parent criticism Poughkeepsie Journal Oct. 13, 2013 Parents are upset by an announcement that the state education...

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. Sen. Tim Scott: Common Core Is a Threat to Education The Blaze Oct. 11, 2013 Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) says Common Core is a threat to American education. “I think anytime that we centralize control of education, create carrots and sticks for more resources, to make...

St. Tammany School Board approves anti-Common Core resolution NOLA.com October 11, 2013 To the surprise of no one, the St. Tammany Parish School Board approved a resolution Thursday night calling on the state to pull the plug on the Common Core standards. The board will send its resolution to...

Worksheet asks children to remove parts of the Bill of Rights Digital Journal Oct 5, 2013 A student in Bryant School District in Arkansas brought home a worksheet that presented her with a scenario that referred to the Bill of Rights as “outdated” and that as part of a special committee she...

WI Rep Hesselbein Ignorant of Common Core Medical Devices to Monitor Students http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocBEFipvtu0 Gates Foundation Responds To GSR Bracelets Controversy http://www.forbes.com/sites/luisakroll/2012/06/13/gates-foundation-responds-to-gsr-bracelets-controversy/ So what...

Alex Newman: Fight Obama's Radical Educational Agenda - Common Core http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MGBvOZIHMA On this week’s episode of Off the Grid News Radio, host Bill Heid talks to The New American writer Alex Newman, about Common Core, the Obama administration education initiative...

Opt-Out of Common Core? Great! But Let's Opt-Out of All Government Programs http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/04/opt-out-of-common-core-great-but-lets-op The rest of it covers all of the other govt programs he (and I) would like to opt out of. Related: The Harm of Teaching by the Numbers...

St. Tammany School Board committee adopts resolution seeking end of Common Core in Louisiana Nola.com October 03, 2013 A St. Tammany Parish School Board committee on Thursday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling on Gov. Bobby Jindal, state Education Superintendent John White and BESE...

J.D. Tuccille on How Common Core Standards Threaten Education Choice http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/03/jd-tuccille-on-how-common-core-standards Maybe like this? http://www.ronpaulcurriculum.com/

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duZvCtThLFc In an interview with The New American's Dr. Duke Pesta, the Heartland Institute's Joy Pullmann outlined the link between the “Common Core” nationalization of schooling, the federally funded tests that go with the standards, and the vast data-gathering...

State. Rep. Cameron Henry, Republican, District 82 Louisiana Lawmaker to File anti-Common Core Legislation NOLA September 24, 2013 ... State Rep. Cameron Henry said Monday he will file legislation before the 2014 legislative session urging Gov. Bobby Jindal to halt implementation and to...

WTF? Here's a link to the story and video. http://www1.katc.com/news/fourth-grade-worksheet-references-pimp-and-weapons/

Robert Small was arrested and charged with assault after questioning the Common Core educational standard during a meeting in suburban Baltimore. Parent Dares Challenge Common Core, Hauled Away in Handcuffs The New American 23 September 2013 Related Articles: Common Core: A Scheme to...

Common Core: Dangers And Threats To American Liberty And Education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epo2oWoL7ZE FreedomProject Education This hour long presentation explores the new government mandated Common Core standards being implemented in public schools, private schools and homeschool...

Common Core Education Standards Emperor's Clothes-maker's New Project Generations Radio w/ Kevin Swanson August 21, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpfxjJ_Fs8 Goals 2000. No Child Left Behind. Common Core. The Emperor's new clothes-makers have come out with yet another cool...

A nationwide coalition of educators known as the Badass Teachers Association is working to defeat Common Core — and they have been wildly successful thus far. Common Core National Education Outrages Teacher Coalition The New American 29 August 2013 === Related articles: Common Core: A...