Illinois dumped Common Core! Georgia has now joined the states of Alabama, Utah, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania in withdrawing from the national Common Core tests. With this latest state withdrawal, the program appears to be in danger of unraveling. According to Politico, now that the new math and language tests that are tied to theCommon Core national academic standards […]
July 18, 2013 By Lennie Jarratt During a Common Core Math presentation at Grayslake District 46 last night, the following was stated: But even under the new common core if even if they said 3 * 4 was 11, if they were able to explain their reasoning and explain how they came up with there answer. Really […]
When is Illinois going to wake up? Many states trashing Common Core! Parents must demand it. The latest educational fad won’t boost American competitiveness by: David Craig Some would have us believe that without Common Core, the nation that sent men to the moon will watch its children float aimlessly along, failing to go to […]
The number of states shedding Common Core is mounting! Illinois isn’t one of them. All local school districts have been coerced into using it – for the federal dollars. by: JENNI WHITE Pennsylvania will revert to its state tests rather than use national Common Core tests, according to Pennsylvania Department of Education spokesman Tim Eller. […]
The National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) together formed the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) to develop a set of academic standards to be used in common across all states. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a set of learning standards in English language arts (ELA) […]
What does it take to get parents mad enough to act? More on Common Core By Anita B. Hoge June 28, 2013 NewsWithViews.com Experts, Parents, Lawmakers Blast Database Providing Personal Student Information To Vendors March 14, 2013 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) –” A new national database that compiles personal student information for educational companies that contract […]
Lewis is the Chicago Teacher’s Union President. She admits the pushers are making a ton of money, and Common Core has not been field tested. But hey, let’s test it on YOUR kids!
Your local school board members LOVE Common Core. Either stand up or home school your kids! By Anthony Cody on June 18, 2013 8:42 AM Guest post by Katie Lapham. In April I carried a guest post written by New York City elementary teacher Katie Lapham, expressing support for the Common Core standards, but opposing the tests attached to […]
By Alan Caruba Tuesday, June 18, 2013 American education was based on some very fundamental principles and, from the 1640s until the 1840s, they were, in the words of Joseph Bast, the president of The Heartland Institute, “real civics, real economics, and real virtues.” Bast is the co-author of “Education and Capitalism” and in a recent speech at […]
By: Ann Kane Three weeks ago the College Board president David Coleman admitted he snookered Republican governors into accepting Common Core. In his May 17 presentation to education data analysts in Boston, the author of Common Core State Standards said: When I was involved in convincing governors and others around this country to adopt these standards, it […]
Posted by Victoria Jackson on May 29, 2013 Glancing through my local liberal-propaganda newspaper (*advertisernews.biz) I noticed an article on Common Core full of lies, starting with “The CCSS Initiative is a state-led effort…” Go here for truth on that. And, here is the truth about Common Core. Karen Schoen explains Common Core. “Hello Americans: Common Core IS NOT NEW. The only […]
Ok Illinois we’re not being loud enough! We are one of only THREE states not dumping the InBloom database! Read this to learn about states successfully kicking the inBloom database out of their state CLICK HERE Today call The ISBE (Illinois State Board of Education) at (217) 557-6763! Tell them we want out of InBloom!!! Listen friends we […]
Reported by: Illinois Review http://tinyurl.com/onlgm5h MADISON WI – Parents in Wisconsin took their concerns about the federal Common Core Standards and its curriculum to the state’s lawmakers last week. The argue against the data mining, computerized testing, questionable academic standards and nationalized curriculum. Illinois parents have picked up the effort, and last week the Stop Common […]
Rotten to the Core: The Feds’ Invasive Student Tracking Database by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 (This is the fourth installment of a continuing series on nationalized academic standards known as the “Common Core.”) While many Americans worry about government drones in the sky spying on our private lives, Washington meddlers are already on […]
If you are a teacher – tell your story here: http://stopcommoncoreillinois.org/your-common-core-story/ Posted May 19, 2012 A Teacher’s Story I am a teacher in Cook County. I have taught for over 20 years. I am vehemently opposed to these standards. I was told by my principal that my questioning these standards is unprofessional and that I […]
Indiana and Texas have banned Common Core. Illinois is willing to experiment with YOUR kids and teach them how to community organize – just for the MONEY! Next year 6 year olds will be taught to use “emotional” words to get their way. The video references Utah – but this is a nationwide program for all […]
If you read the Pantagraph, today’s edition had a glowing report of how great the changes coming to local schools next year will be. The article is filled with mis-information, the biggest being this effort is state-led. All the tests are being written at the federal level. Teachers can teach anything they want, but if […]
Overheard: The principal at Cornerstone Christian Academy was aware of the CORE curriculum and said they do not and will not teach it at their school. His words when asked do you teach it? He replied a resounding NO! This may be the only local school NOT teaching it. Rumor is the Catholic and Lutheran […]
by: Diane Benjamin The local school board members have lost their senses! I have talked to 2 supposed conservatives who don’t see a problem with the Federal takeover of education. Wasn’t it 6 months ago conservatives were calling for the elimination of the Department of Education? Now the left wing has bought their way into […]
Unfortunately, Illinois still hasn’t gotten the message! The implementation of the Obama administration’s national education standards are being met with increased opposition from both conservative and liberal activists — albeit it for very different reasons. In the past three years, 45 states adopted “Common Core,” a set of federal education curriculum guidelines developed by the National Governors Association and […]
Like many of you, I have been increasingly frustrated by federal agencies that are determined to circumvent the elected representatives of the American people in Congress and instead impose their will on Americans through rules and regulations. But nothing upsets me more than a federal agency that seeks to impose its will through the power […]
Why the uproar? COMMON CORE Is a set of education standards that have wormed their way into our country’s education system with little public scrutiny or debate. The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) adopted the standards for use in Kentucky in 2009 as Senate Bill 1. Here are some things you need to […]
In case you didn’t know, Unit 5 and Dist 87 were test schools for this plan. Only 4 others in the country! Posted on May 1, 2013by ilpatriot The Indypendent – BY PETER RUGH Last week, students across New York finished a set of tests taken over a two week period designed to measure their proficiency at […]
Since its introduction in 2008, the Common Core State Standards Initiative, or “Common Core” (CCSSI) has been touted as a “voluntary, state led” initiative to adopt a common set of academic standards for all states in the country. As it turns out, the development of Common Core was not state-led, and participation, while technically voluntary, was […]
Is dividing children by ethnicity and social class what you want your children taught? Too late! It gets better: A bill passed out of a Senate Committee today that will allow the State to remove your local school board. The bill that will allow the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to remove school board […]
LATE BREAKING NEWS! ISBE FILE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER REMOVAL LEGISLATION! The ALR 98-11 outlined some of the provisions being sought by the ISBE to facilitate school district takeovers and removal of school board members. It seems that talks have stalled and they will not be making the changes proposed by the Alliance. You will be able to […]
By Dean Kalahar Common Core, the new federal education standards, may look delicious; but before you take a bite out of the apple, it might be a good idea to know a razor is inside. Like all Orwellian euphemisms, “Common Core” is not about innocent ideas like the word “common” or the term “core.” The phrase […]
Education for 46 states has been hijacked by the federal government. Education is not mentioned in the Constitution of the United States, and for good reason. The Founders wanted most aspects of life managed by those who were closest to them, either by state or local government or by families, businesses, and other elements of […]
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/coveredentities/hipaaferpajointguide.pdf From HHS website, your students health records aren’t protected by HIPAA. They are considered educational records and NOT protected. 3. Does FERPA or HIPAA apply to elementary or secondary school student health records maintained by a health care provider that is not employed by a school? If a person or entity acting on behalf […]
45 states have adopted Common Core. They did it for the money the Federal Government was waiving in front of them. They by-passed state legislators and went straight to the person in charge of education in each state. Common Core covers English and Math with an untested curriculum – in other words – Your kids are part […]
Source: http://www.hslda.org/docs/news/2012/201212170.asp Common Core State Standards Initiative: Too Close to a National Curriculum William A. Estrada, Esq. Director of Federal Relations Background In 2010, the National Governors Association published their “Common Core State Standards” (CCSS). These were meant as voluntary math and English guidelines which individual states could adopt. HSLDA and numerous other organizations grew […]
An email from a REAL parent: At my child’s school last week a PE teacher sent home a form asking for the personal medical information of my child, his siblings, his parents and grandparents, including (if deceased) the date and cause of death for everything from alcoholism and drug addiction to cancer and diabetes to heart disease […]
The first 2 videos will show you the basics of what the program is. The 3rd and 4th fill in the blanks. This information has to be sent to teachers, parents, and elected officials! Local control of our schools is already gone. Common Core must be thrown out now! Your children’s future is also at […]
Update: All the articles posted here on Common Core are being scanned from sites across the country! Cities, School Districts, companies, and it looks like a lot of individuals. There are more stories on http://michellemalkin.com/ and http://www.theblaze.com/. People who care about capitalism and freedom are at war with our government – are you going to offer up your children […]
If teachers think they know best how to educate kids, why are they excepting mandates from State and Federal agencies who think they know better? Education in America continues to decline while spending has drastically increased! 80% of New York City High School graduates CAN’T read: http://nation.foxnews.com/nyc-graduates/2013/03/20/80-nyc-graduates-cant-read Much of Common Core was developed by the […]
Common Core was throw out of Texas, but it was replaced by CScope – even worse! Public Schools no longer teach American Exceptionalism, even though much of the world has been pulled from extreme poverty by capitalism. Other countries are now more free than we are. Public Schools are now teaching 911 was our fault! Can […]
March 20, 2013 National Database of School Children Launched Last week the SXSWedu Technology Conference in Austin, Texas, featured a new project that has many educational technology companies very excited – and that has many parents angry and deeply concerned. The project is called inBloom – a massive national database of personal information on public school […]
MARCH 15, 2013 12:00 A.M. Common Core as Trojan Horse It’s time to opt out of the creepy federal data-mining racket.By Michelle Malkin Last week, I reported on the federal government’s massive new student-tracking database, which was created as part of the nationalized Common Core standards scheme. The bad news: GOP “leadership” continues to ignore or, […]
Information on Common Core & CScope More reason to get your kids out of Public School! Here’s the Common Core standards website http://www.corestandards.org/ Rotten to the Core: Michelle Malkin Great explanation Stop Common Core – excellent Video series Map of States Rejecting Common Core Obama bribes states to adopt national education curriculum Bill introduced in GA […]
See previous posts for why your kids should NOT be in Public School. Illinois has adopted Common Core. Stupid adults are easy to control! Just what government wants. http://blnnews.com/2013/01/31/save-your-kids-get-them-out-of-public-school/ http://blnnews.com/2013/02/04/more-reasons-to-get-your-kids-out-of-public-school/ California no longer requiring eighth graders to take Algebra California will no longer require eighth-graders to take algebra — a move that is line with […]
