It’s the Christmas season and most of us would like to hear uplifting stories this time of year. The following story illustrates what can occur in education delivery/policy when […]
Betsy DeVos, President Elect Trump’s pick for US Secretary of Ed has recently stated that she is opposed to Common Core. Interestingly, her home state of Michigan is trying to pass a bill, SB-826, to repeal […]
If you follow education reform, this Thanksgiving has been, well, interesting. Twitter comments on the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary have ranged from those celebrating a […]
BigMedia and BigData lost their bets when Donald J. Trump was elected the next President of the United States. Our nation surprised and divided, bloggers wrote So now what? and What happens to […]
Here’s a (mostly pictorial) history of Common Core. We will use Colorado as an example but chances are this story will seem very familiar (even 95% similar) to folks in every state. […]
The Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project have jointly released a white paper “After The Fall: Catholic Education Beyond The Common Core” by Anthony Esolen, Dan Guernsey, Jane Robbins, and […]
We now have two presidential debates under our belt and still no appreciable discussion of education by either candidate. So far so good because the last thing we want is […]
The first presidential debate has passed with no questions about nor mention of education. Neal McCluskey of Cato Institute was bummed out and tweeted The absence of education policy in […]
Close reading is a key requirement of CCSS and proponents claim students require attention to detail to become the critical thinkers which the global society demands. This has been […]
With all the Social Emotional Learning Standards emphasized in Common Core, you wonder how a Common Core Lesson Plan would address the following video in which a young woman […]
The above graphic is from Your 1st grader’s writing under Common Core Standards. The article explains that ‘invented spelling’ is acceptable because the purpose of writing is communication. It’s […]
Love him or hate him, is there anyone or anything that Gates’ global reach hasn’t touched? Gates’ money seemingly buys influence and seemingly opens doors everywhere. In the last year alone Gates […]
Translation: Melinda Gates believes The Gates Foundation made a mistake in deciding to support The Common Core State Standards Initiative that bypassed state legislatures and voters because the […]
When studying Common Core States Standards Initiative and current educational reforms, it is imperative to understand why Federal mandates supersede states’ educational policies. The politicians have forgotten/ignored the […]