The Chesterfield City Hall Common Core Panel Has Opened the Door for Public Common Core Discussion
Common Core has become a hot topic of discussion in Missouri. Linked below is an article from the Eureka-Wildwood Patch about the recent panel presentation centering on CCSS adoption, implementation, ramifications, data retrieval and legislative update on SB210 and HB616.
Unfortunately the reporter did not attend the meeting so he cannot report on what actually was said by the panelists. However, his article has created a slew of reader comments on the facts vs the talking points of the standards. These comments also address the alleged intent/financial backing/political leanings of those who do not support the adoption and implementation process of CCSS.
Feel free to make your own comments on Senator Nieves Speaking Out Against National Education Standards.
I'd like to see the research and data on how Common Core is best practice as intimated by a teacher in the Kirkwood School District:
The Lone Reporter Attending the Common Core Chesterfield Presentation Gets the Scoop: People Want Answers to Common Core Implementation/Ramifications
Thursday night over 200 people attended a panel discussion in Chesterfield, Missouri about the concerns of Common Core: how it was implemented and the ramifications. We will have video up within the next few days but in the meantime, you can read the coverage from the only reporter covering the event.
Many news organizations were invited, but Carol Enright of West Newsmagazine was the lone press person in the crowd. Make your comments on the newsmagazinenetwork.com and show your appreciation for her attendance and reporting on this important issue.
From Common Core opposition panel packs Chesterfield City Hall:
An overflow crowd packed Chesterfield City Hall on April 25 for a panel discussion of the Common Core State Standards. And the message from the panelists was clear: “Common Core is coming. It was approved without your knowledge or your input. And the only way you can stop it is by continuing to pack rooms like this and asking questions of the powers that be.”
Those powers are an education lobby supported by big business, according to the panel that included two state senators who introduced legislation to stop Missouri from implementing