Florida Mom Addresses School Board About Common Core
Do you need some encouragement to address your school board about Common Core? The following statement Monique Thomas provided to the Clay County (FL) Board of Education might give you the courage/information you need to craft your own statement. Thomas is a mother and taxpayer concerned about the adoption, implementation and mandates of Common Core.
(Reprinted by permission)
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JULY 18, 2013 Florida-Clay County Board of Ed presentation
Superintendent and members of the Board:
I have some bad news and some good news. The Common Core State Standards Initiative has key components that people are taking issue with—the good news-- as the initiative unveils its ugly self across the country—the beauty is--in real-time- people, the citizenry and their elected or appointed officials are coming up with ways and taking action to slay the beast.
10 issues that have been brought forth of late are:
1. Loss of local control-The Common Core State Standards Initiative is
2. Unconstitutional AND
3. Breaks established Federal laws. CCSSI handcuffs parents and educators; there is no ability for
4. Clay County citizenry to change any part of the
Do you need some encouragement to address your school board about Common Core? The following statement Monique Thomas provided to the Clay County (FL) Board of Education might give you the courage/information you need to craft your own statement. Thomas is a mother and taxpayer concerned about the adoption, implementation and mandates of Common Core.
(Reprinted by permission)
*****************************************
JULY 18, 2013 Florida-Clay County Board of Ed presentation
Superintendent and members of the Board:
I have some bad news and some good news. The Common Core State Standards Initiative has key components that people are taking issue with—the good news-- as the initiative unveils its ugly self across the country—the beauty is--in real-time- people, the citizenry and their elected or appointed officials are coming up with ways and taking action to slay the beast.
10 issues that have been brought forth of late are:
1. Loss of local control-The Common Core State Standards Initiative is
2. Unconstitutional AND
3. Breaks established Federal laws. CCSSI handcuffs parents and educators; there is no ability for
4. Clay County citizenry to change any part of the Common Core
