Angry Moms are Rising Up Against Common Core
Anne Gassel, co-editor of Missouri Education Watchdog was quoted in USA Today about her opposition to Common Core. From Include parents in standards debate: Opposing view:
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Anne is correct. We are still waiting in Missouri for answers from DESE and their statewide May 2 meetings. Tick tock. The clock on the site (to the right) keeps ticking away. The answers to the questions were to be posted within a week of the meetings.
Across America, moms are rising up against the Common Core, national standards for English-language arts and mathematics adopted by 45 states. As Anne Gassel, of Ellisville, Mo., said, "Parents and their legislators were cut out of the loop. Even now we can't get straight answers."
Read more here.
Anne is correct. We are still waiting in Missouri for answers from DESE and their statewide May 2 meetings. Tick tock. The clock on the site (to the right) keeps ticking away. The answers to the questions were to be posted within a week of the meetings.