Cow Paddies Masquerading as the National / Federal Common Core Standards
February 23, 2012 — pwceducationreformThose of you who no longer have a dog in the fight and / or don’t follow education should probably pay attention. There is a movement in this country to federalize nationalize what is taught to every child in public school in this county. That movement is backed with money from the federal government through a US Department of Education program called Race to the Top (you Congress critters who voted to give more money to Race to the Top were giving this program more money and power – knowing what you’re funding is probably a good thing when you’re a Congress critter). Under Race to the Top, and other programs run by the Obama Administration’s Department of Education, states were either given the opportunity to compete for cash for schools or offered waivers from NCLB’s accountability requirements if they agreed to adopt and implement thenational, federal, common standards and assessments. And every state, except Virginia, Alaska, Minnesota, Nebraska, and