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Sunday, February 23, 2014

2-23-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure

V.A.M.: Value Added Measure:









Flying Witches Filmed Over Mexican Skies (+playlist)
This may have taken years, if not decades, but finally there is concrete proof of a meeting between the secretive, ultra-conservative, pro-business, anti-union, pro-sunrise, anti-moonscape group known as ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) and the anti-tenure, anti-oxygen, pro-indentured servitude group known as E4E (Educators for Excellence). The video you are about to see, clearly descr


The Common-Core Pushers Rebrand their Product
At the Common-Core Beauty Pageant, Rebranding is the Name of the Game.  Who will win this year?  Will it be Miss. Iowa Core, Miss Arizona College and Career Ready Standards, Miss Next Generation Sunshine State Standards, or any of one of a number of the other "Rebranders"? The Common-Core pushers realize the dwindling market for their product.  Some states are outright rejecting the Core


2-22-14 V.A.M.: Value Added Measure
V.A.M.: Value Added Measure:Selling the Common Core with More Caramel Coating?It seems that the supporters of Common Core are beginning to understand that the standards have left a sour taste in many people's mouths.  It seems, using all the business acumen they have, they'll try to find a new way to sell it to the people, adding yet another layer of caramel coating to somehow win popular support.