My Common Core Conversation with KHQA in Quincy, Illinois
Maggie's Notebook published an article about an interview I did in Quincy, Illinois where Anne and I appeared at a Common Core presentation. Maggie did an excellent job with the transcription and we want to thank her for spreading the word about CCSS. From Common Core: Mandated Not Law, Not Funded, Not Evidence-Based, Not Field-Tested, No Pilot Program: ***********************************
My Common Core Conversation with Phyllis Schlafly
I was invited to speak with Phyllis Schlafly on her radio show yesterday and we had a great conversation. Many thanks to Phyllis for her invitation to talk about Common Core. Thanks to the listeners for their call in questions, particularly the teacher who questioned the need for standards for music instruction! He believes music is a creative process and I agree. I hope you enjoy the int
The EPA and its Support/Development/Direction of Environmental Education in Public Schools
Will environmental education be administered through the Next Generation Science Standards? From the Federal Register comes a notice of teleconference calls on Environmental Education: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a series of teleconference meetings of the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC). The NEEAC was created by Congres
NY Superintendent Hates Common Core
Is this where the Common Core implosion began with a brave superintendent? Below is a voice message you must listen to from an exasperated and concerned superintendent. He is relaying the news to parents with children from the 3rd through 8th grades that only 30% of the students passed the new assessments. This is a significant change from 90% of students being ranked proficient the earlier
What Happens if the System Knows Everything About Your Child
At a hearing this spring on Common Core, Representative Margo McNeil (D-MO69) asked what opponents of data gathering were so worried about with the schools collecting and sharing data. Her question demonstrates the left's lack of imagination, and frankly lack of historical knowledge, about what could go wrong with data collected and held by the government. The Freedom Outpost recently exposed a l