common core

Rep. Ray Pilon, R-Sarasota, Dict. 72 Local legislator breaks ranks to oppose Common Core education standards Herald Tribune August 21, 2013 While Gov. Rick Scott and other elected officials seek to quell unrest over new statewide educational standards in the works, a Sarasota legislator...

New York Times' Keller Tries, Fails to Defend Common Core Breitbart.com 20 Aug 2013 Though New York Times columnist Bill Keller’s editorial, “War on the Core,” sounds like it’s supposed to be about the Common Core curriculum standards, it’s really just another tirade from the left about...

Would Common Core Hurt Jeb Bush in 2016? National Review August 14, 2013 Politico ran a piece earlier this week on Jeb Bush’s education legacy in Florida, wondering whether the former governor’s support for the “Common Core” national education standards would be a liability to him in a 2016...

1,500 rally against Common Core tests at Comsewogue High School News Day August 17, 2013 ==== Common Core: A Scheme to Rewrite Education 08 August 2013 Common Core — new national education standards that the federal government is bribing and coercing states to adopt — will harm...

Principal: 'I Was Naïve About Common Core' Principal: 'I Was Naïve About Common Core' Washington Post March 4, 2013 Here’s a powerful piece about how an award-winning principal went from being a Common Core supporter to an opponent. This was written by Carol Burris, principal of South Side...

Common Core — new national education standards that the federal government is bribing and coercing states to adopt — will harm students, not benefit them. Common Core: A Scheme to Rewrite Education The New American 08 August 2013 Related article: Orwellian Nightmare: Data-mining Your...

'Common Core' In Jeopardy As More States Withdraw Breitbart.com 24 Jul 2013 Georgia has now joined the states of Alabama, Utah, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania in withdrawing from the national Common Core tests. With this latest state withdrawal, the program appears to be in danger of unraveling. Ron...

Stop Common Core in Your State Common Core is a K-12 set of national education standards for English language arts and mathematics classes that was developed by Achieve Inc., and promoted through the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officials, both of which...

I am a new member to this site and I'm surprised at how little information there is in the forums about the Common Core State Standards, which are basically nationalized education standards that will be enforced through nationalized assessments. There are a lot of alarming things involved with...

Common Core: The Progressive Takeover of American Schools http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz7XOKcyRE0 Background on Common Core: GOP Blasts Obama-backed National Education Standards Opposition to Obama-backed National Education Scheme Grows Obama Bribes States to Adopt National Education...

The increasingly vocal campaign to stop an Obama administration-backed set of national education standards known as “Common Core” from being forced on state governments and local schools got a boost when the Republican National Committee criticized the plan. GOP Blasts Obama-backed National...

Ben Swann: The Truth Behind "Common Core" Reality Check - Apr 03, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrpjiywhSQU It is called 'Common Core' and the idea behind it is reasonable. States working together to create national standards for education. Standards that are 'designed to be robust...

The Obama administration is using taxpayer money to bribe state governments into accepting a national education curriculum known as “Common Core,” and the campaign has flown largely under the radar, though resistance is growing. Obama Bribes States to Adopt National Education Curriculum The...

The most recent government education reform program, “Race to the Top,” was initiated in 2009 by the Obama Administration and is structured around the “Common Core of State Standards Initiative Project,” or CCS for short. Obama's "Common Core of Standards": Final Step in Phony School Reform...

A Mother Speaks Out: Children For Sale – Guest Children for Sale By Alyson Williams No more decisions behind closed doors! Let’s get everyone talking about Common Core. In the spring of 2011 I received a receipt for the sale of my children. It came in the form of a flyer that simply...