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Indiana officially approves Common Core rebrand #IndianaStillHasCommonCore

It’s done. The State Board of Education voted in favor of approving the Common Core rebranded standards today. Governor Pence and the Board of Education (sans one member) are touting a victory; but, it’s not a victory for the children of Indiana who will now be subject to standards that are, according to several experts, less desirable than previous standards.

While a small victory may have been…

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My Resignation Letter

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Another teacher gave up. Read her resignation letter.

Originally posted on Pauline Hawkins:

Dear Administrators, Superintendent, et al.:

This is my official resignation letter from my English teaching position.

I’m sad to be leaving a place that has meant so much to me. This was my first teaching job. For eleven years I taught in these classrooms, I walked these halls, and I…

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Indiana readers join us!

March to the statehouse

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Anti-Common Core personal testimony, by Eshet Chayil #stopcommoncore

Guest blog posting by: Eshet Chayil

I was the victim of abuse at the hands of my husband. For years he emotionally and verbally abused me. This may sound strange, but I was relieved the first time he beat me. I finally had something to show others. I finally had something that he couldn’t twist and manipulate; something tangible that he could no longer claim was my imagination. When I look at…

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3 Major problems with Common Core

A concise summary using plain language about how Common Core is:

Unconstitutional Unethical Unnecessary

Per requests from hundreds of our concerned readers, parents, teachers, clergy and even school leaders – here is a simple and condensed version of the “3 Arguments Against Common Core”. In going through my archives of numerous notes and articles on Common Core that I have put together for the…

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The Disturbing Transformation of Kindergarten

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A *MUST READ* for those with Pre-Schoolers and young children. BIG changes in Kindergarten are at your school or coming soon!

Originally posted on TRUTH ABOUT EDUCATION:

One of the most distressing characteristics of education reformers is that they are hyper-focused on how students perform, but they ignore how students learn. Nowhere is this misplaced emphasis more apparent, and more…

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Surprise, surprise current drafts of the Indiana Standards mirror Common Core

If you haven’t heard yet, Governor Pence appears to be dropping the ball on uncommonly high standards “…written by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers…”

Sandra Stotsky has gone public with her desireto help Indiana truly break free from the yoke of CCSS and has publicly spoken on a local Indiana radio show about her refusal to review a current draft of the Indiana Standards calling them ‘Common Core, warmed…

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WSJ: Big Data Enters the Classroom

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:

Yup, it is a fact. Big data is here and it is going to tell us everything anyone wants to know about your children or your students.

Actually, Big Data presents itself as a way to “help” students and teachers, but in fact will be a cool way for entrepreneurs to develop apps, sell student data, and make money.

Over the past decade, schools have started…

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The Fatal Flaw of the Common Core Standards

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:

Across the nation, parents and educators are raising objections to the Common Core standards, and many states are reconsidering whether to abandon them as well as the federally-funded tests that accompany them. Arne Duncan, Jeb Bush, Bill Gates, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Business Roundtable vocally support them, yet the unease continues and…

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How can I understand Common Core? Day Ten: A guided exploration on Common Core #stopcommoncore

by: Amy Nichols

After researching all the links to Bill Gates for Common Core on Day Nine, let’s shift gears and direct the focus to standardized testing.

When I was growing up, I went to an Indiana Catholic School. Once a year, beginning in 4th grade, we took the Iowa Basic Skills Test. This was the only standardized test that I took. I think there may have also been Iowa testing done up through…

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When Bill Gates Told State Legislators What to Do and They Did It: UPDATE!

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Connecting Bill Gates to state legislators to Common Core, back in 2009.

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:

Mercedes Schneider came across a speech that Bill Gates gave to state legislators in 2009 . It lays out the blueprint for everything that has happened in education since then. Forget what you learned in civics class. Gates gave legislators their marching…

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Who Is Diane Ravitch?

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Great piece on who Diane Ravitch is and detailed information about her background and unique qualifications.

Originally posted on Georgia SchoolWatch:

At Reclaiming Public Education 101(my website for ed reform neophytes), I’m trying to create and collect materials to answer some of the questions newby ed reform students might have. I’m not a fan of cults of personality– any time I’m…

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Sandra Stotsky - special school committee meeting, Peabody, MA

Sandra Stotsky – special school committee meeting, Peabody, MA

In this video, Sandra Stotsky touches on many aspects of Common Core.

It’s a long video but worth a listen. Topics covered include:

-Background info on PARCC, Smarter Balanced, and Common Core -Math Standards -Problems and Difficulties for teachers -Gifted and Special Ed -Defining ‘rigor’ -David Coleman -Bill Gates -General mystery around standards writers and why they were chosen -Old boy’s…

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Bipartisan Bill Proposes Curbing Federal Testing Mandates

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A step in the right direction to limit federally mandated testing.

Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:

Two Congressmen–a Democrat and a Republican– proposed legislation to cut back on federally mandated testing.

This is great news!

The legislation was immediately endorsed by the NEA.

“Today the National Education Association endorsed HR-4172, introduced last week by…

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Gates Dined on March 13, 2014, with 80 Senators

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More power for Bill Gates? Enough is enough.

Originally posted on deutsch29:

Bill Gates has too much power.

The following announcement, dated March 13, 2014, is from Politico:

DINNER WITH GATES – About 80 senators are expected to attend a dinner discussion at the Capitol tonight with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and the NYT’s David Brooks.The 6:45 p.m. dinner, according to an…

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Pittsburgh diocese says NO to Common Core

Letter from the bishop of Pittsburgh , David A. Zubik, describes why the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh has said no to Common Core.

The entire letter follows. A must read for all concerned about the direction of catholic education.

March 18, 2004

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

In recent months some parents have asked whether our Catholic schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are using a set of…

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Battle still on regarding new academic standards in Indiana

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