The Senate GOP appears to be ignoring the voice of the people, who don’t like Common Core. Photo by mike.cerrillo
Topic: Common Core
Common Core Sinks GOP Establishment Figures
Establishment Republicans are always mystified when they embrace Democratic Party policies and get hammered for it, particularly, as is frequently the case, when those programs don’t work particularly well. “It was everyday moms who shamed…
Republicans Increase Education Spending
Not that that’s a good thing. At the Cato Institute, several conservatives squared off to discuss education reform. David Cleary, Majority Staff Director for the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee attached to the…
Common Core of Profit
Editor’s Note: The original post was published by the Selous Foundation for Public Policy Research. James O’Keefe’s undercover videos reveal what activists have been saying for years: Common Core is a set of standards written…
Big Data to Try to Exclude Parents in Common Core Review
Reason gazillion of why federally-mandated Common Core standards are just a way for corporations to get data on your children and grandchildren. Photo by Chung Chu
Common Core Computer Crack-Up
What do Common Core and Obamacare have in common, other than the enthusiasm they engender in the White House and widespread disappointment they generate outside of it? Both programs have fatal computer glitches. “New Hampshire-based…
Common Core in South Dakota is Being Sued
Via Education News: Continuing its legal battle to stop the federal government from usurping control over the nation’s elementary and secondary public schools, the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm…
It’s Hard to be a Teacher under Common Core
Common Core hurts English language learners, as this piece in the Washington Post refers to.
Common Core Standards Failing
A recent American Institutes for Research (AIR) assessment noted that Common Core standards are not matching National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) standards at the fourth grade level: “There are substantial differences in some content…
Division at Home Can Subtract from Math at School
Money can buy a lot of things, but a good education may not be one of them. Yesterday, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released its two-year report, and it’s not exactly a glowing one….