An ALEC/Common Core Refresher Course
Posted: July 19, 2013 in Uncategorized
As ALEC descends upon Chicago it might be good to take an ALEC refresher course.
In spite of its more recent protestations against the Common Core, it’s finger prints cannot be fully erased. The other anti-teacher, anti-union, anti-public education policies are more evident. But don’t be fooled. They stand to benefit from their ruse of propping up followed by a “denial” of Common Core. Their denial cannot refute the facts that several ALEC associated corporations and “think tanks” have funded or otherwise promoted Common Core. Simply look at the the ways in which Common Core is playing into the hands of profit mongers, corporate interests, data miners, and education privatizers.
I’m not buyin’ what they’re sellin’.
Achieve, one of the creators of the Common Core has connections with ALEC.
- ACHIEVE is funded by LUMINA (IN ALEC).
- ACHIEVE is funded by STATE FARM (IN ALEC). STATE FARM also funded ALLIANCE FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION (AEE). BOB WISE (WHO is the Chairman for AEE) is a regular contributor to and participant with the ALEC educational agenda.
- ACHIEVE is funded by GATES FOUNDATION.
- The co-chair/co founder for ACHIEVE is LOU GERSTNER JR who was a CEO of IBM which has had membership with ALEC.
Pearson acquired the Connections Academy, whose co-founder and
