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Monday, April 8, 2013

#StopCommonCore Twitter Rally | Truth in American Education

#StopCommonCore Twitter Rally | Truth in American Education:


#StopCommonCore Twitter Rally

Parent-Led Reform (@ParentLedReform) will host a Twitter Rally on April 16, 2013 which will start will go from 12:00p-2:00p (EST).  We will discuss how the Common Core State Standards effect your family, community and schools? We invite you to participate.
There will be an expert panel and several organizations that will discuss #StopCommonCore.  So far I know the panel will consist of:
I’ll update with a live link for the Twitter Rally (or you can just follow the hashtag #StopCommonCore) and as the


Indiana Governor Mike Pence Breaks Silence on Common Core

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After a long silence we finally have a feel of how Indiana Governor Mike Pence may handle Common Core legislation that could hit his desk.
Joy Pullmann of School Reform News reports:
Indiana leaders will “take a long, hard look” at Common Core, said Gov. Mike Pence in response to a School Reform News question at a public event Friday…
…Pence said he believed states created Common Core but the federal government has begun to get overly involved. He suggested Indiana could mimic Virginia, which has not adopted Common Core or corresponding national tests, but has compared its education standards to Common Core