Maine Group Working Toward Ballot Measure to Repeal Common Core
In the Maine newspaper, the Morning Sentinel they run an AP story about a Maine group trying to get rid of the standards via the ballot box.No Common Core Maine and the Maine Equal Rights Center say they will soon submit a proposal to the state for a ballot measure to repeal the Common Core Standards. They would need to collect more than 57,000 signatures before it would go before voters in Novemb
NY School Superintendent on Common Core: Stop It, Scrap It or Fix It
Dr. Joseph V. Rella the Superintendent of Schools for Comsewogue School District in Port Jefferson Station, NY was appalled by the results of the New York Common Core Assessments. He sent a letter to State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R-Mt. Sinai) expressing his concern. See below. NY School Superintendent Letter to NY State Senator LaValle on Common CoreHe also robo-called families in his school di
This Wave is Coming to Kill Common Core
Via the Tampa Bay Times – “Common Core curriculum standards spark political firestorm”An excerpt:That wasn’t always the case. When the initiative launched in 2009, lawmakers from both parties, teachers unions, parent groups and business associations supported it. They made the argument that national standards would raise the bar for students across the country and enable educators to compare stude
Common Core Conference at the University of Notre Dame
From FightCommonCore.com, this will be a great conference to be held next month at Notre Dame University in Indiana.The Changing Role of Education in America: Consequences of the Common CoreUniversity of Notre DameSeptember 9, 2013You can register online here.Please join us for a one-day conference at the Notre Dame Conference Center in South Bend, Indiana, as leading experts from across the count
Common Core Math: 3×4=11 is Ok?
The Daily Caller highlighted the video below. I had seen it before and I posted on this already at FightCommonCore.com, but I haven’t here and wanted to make sure our readers have seen this (even though I a, sure many of you probably have).A little context. This is a video taken of Amanda August who is the curriculum director for the Grayslake D46 school district in Grayslake, IL northwest of Ch