The highly acclaimed school standards called Common Core are becoming so unpopular that they may soon be politically untouchable. The critics are piling on from Glenn Beck to the Wall Street Journal, with senior academics and activist parents in … [Read more...] about Common Core’s Growing Unpopularity
Education Reporter – August 2014
Common Core Becomes a Nightmare
Americans are waking up to how bad Common Core really is for education, but its nightmare does not go away quickly. Liberal education bureaucrats (“educrats”) are now trying to enforce Common Core through the courts, with one lawsuit … [Read more...] about Common Core Becomes a Nightmare
Education Reporter – July 2014
Growing Rejection of Common Core
The most controversial current issue in education today is clearly Common Core. It’s being more hotly debated than bullying, zero tolerance, sex ed, abortion, or even school lunches. Common Core is the title of a new set of standards that the … [Read more...] about Growing Rejection of Common Core
My Child Is Not Common
“My Child Is Not Common” are the words on the attention-getting signs carried by a group of white and African-American mothers protesting the adoption of the aggressively promoted Common Core standards. Common Core is scheduled to take … [Read more...] about My Child Is Not Common
Education Reporter – May 2014
Education Reporter — April 2014
One Man's Money: Bill Gates, Education, and Common Core Bill Gates wrote in USA Today on February 12, 2014: "we're in the grip of mythology." He claims that the "myths" surrounding Common Core standards are "harmful, because they can lead people … [Read more...] about Education Reporter — April 2014
Why Moms Are Protesting Common Core
One of the major reasons why Moms are vigorously opposing schools adopting the much ballyhooed Common Core standards is that they are tied to the gathering and storing of in-depth personal data about every child. The files are called longitudinal, … [Read more...] about Why Moms Are Protesting Common Core
Education Reporter — March 2014
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