GOP leadership and establishment Republicans in Congress stabbed their constituents in the back to ensure the success of Obama’s radical “education” agenda and codify it into federal “law,” all while deceiving the public about what the legislation actually does. Now, Obama administration Education Secretary Arne Duncan is even boasting in public about the GOP betrayal […]
GOOGLE IS TRACKING STUDENTS AS IT SELLS MORE PRODUCTS TO SCHOOLS
December 31, 2015 by
In public classrooms across the country, the corporate name that is fast becoming as common as pencils and erasers is Google. More than half of K-12 laptops or tablets purchased by U.S. schools in the third quarter were Chromebooks, cheap laptops that run Google software. Beyond its famed Web search, the company freely offers word […]
The Incredible Shrinking Case for Common Core
December 29, 2015 by
Recent statements by Common Core co-author David Coleman about Catholic education have led to a lot of confusion. What’s this about a Common Core advocate urging Catholic educators to have the “moxie” to preserve their incredible heritage and not to worry about changes to standardized tests? I’ll try to explain. Despite Coleman’s support for the […]
Florida Rep Files Measure to Force Feds out of Education
December 27, 2015 by
A resolution to be considered in 2016 by the Florida state legislature could set the stage for forcing the federal government out of the policymaking business in the arena of the education of that state’s children. State Representative Debbie Mayfield (shown) prefiled House Memorial 98 (HM 98). While the measure is not legally binding, Mayfield […]
Obama Administration Reveals GOP Leaders’ Betrayal on Common Core in Ed Bill
December 24, 2015 by
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (photo credit: Center for American Progress via Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0) Anti-Common Core activists tried for months to warn Congress that the new federal education bill (the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA) was a disaster that would cement, not overturn, the odious progressive-education philosophies of the Obama Administration. Except […]
THE CELEBRATION HAS BEGUN – CRADLE-TO-GRAVE BIG GOVERNMENT
December 22, 2015 by
Please read through this article put out by the Coalition for Community Schools and see how giddy these people are over the passage by Congress of the NCLB rewrite (ESSA) bill on 12.9.15. This new federal law will open the door for “school based health clinics” (a.k.a., Community Schools) where the federal government will be […]
School District Defends Children Singing “Allahu Akbar” at Minnesota Public School Holiday Concert
December 19, 2015 by
A school in Minnesota is at the center of controversy right now because the holiday concert included a song in Arabic which contained the phrase “Allahu Akbar.” Because Christmas is all about Mohammad. MN Christmas concert The lyrics read: Ramadan has come and gone Eid has dawned upon us Thank You Allah for this blessed […]
ISLAM-BIASED K-12 TEXTBOOKS IN OUR CLASSROOMS
December 17, 2015 by
In this 10-minute presentation, Dr. Gary Newman of CITIZENS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY describes an insidious threat to our country embedded in textbooks currently being used in K-12 classrooms. Pro-Islamist organizations, in a shrewd effort to win the hearts and minds of our middle- and high-school children, have quietly succeeded in getting major publishers of history […]
ISLAMIC FAITH STATEMENT OUTRAGES COUNTY PARENTS
December 17, 2015 by
STAUNTON — About 100 people came to a forum Tuesday night to discuss a recent incident at Riverheads High School that has upset students and parents. During a world geography lesson on Friday about world religions, including Islam, teacher Cheryl LaPorte had students complete an assignment that involved practicing calligraphy and writing a Muslim statement […]
FLORIDA ACTION ALERT: HELP PARENTS AND TAXPAYERS INFLUENCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
December 10, 2015 by
Florida Citizens Alliance has been working diligently on both a comprehensive bill to restore local K-12 education control and a focused curriculum bill to fix the loopholes in SB 864, passed in 2014 as FS 1006.283. We are very pleased to report that Senator Alan Hays and Representative Ray Pilon are championing companion bills to […]
Florida: The Diocese of Palm Beach lied to us about Common Core
November 29, 2015 by
They are truly the ones who have done the most damage to our own Catholic schools and freedom of religion by going against their very own Catholic Faith and compromising their Catholic identity – denouncing our Almighty Father – and worshiping the Almighty Dollar Hope all is well on this “Feast Day of St. Bartholomew” […]
Trump Goes After GOP Rivals Rubio, Bush In Their Home State
November 28, 2015 by
“Common Core — out,” Trump said, if he’s elected. SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump bragged about his high standing in the polls, slammed super political action committees and dismissed rivals Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush in a campaign stop Saturday in their home state of Florida. Speaking before thousands who jammed […]
CATHOLIC CHILDREN IN GRAVE DANGER A REPORT ON COMMON CORE IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Research and Report
November 10, 2015 by
“At some point our Bishops will wake up to what they have inflicted upon innocent children who are being handed over to the enemy. How far down the road and how many children must be sacrificed to a kind of Molech before the Church steps up to save our children?” – W. Guardiola. “Rejecting Federal […]
Catholic Schools Rule Out Islam For Religious Studies: Muslim Leaders Hit Back
November 10, 2015 by
The Roman Catholic Church is drawing criticism for ordering its schools to teach Judaism alongside Christianity in GCSE religious studies at the exclusion of Islam or other faiths. Senior Muslim leaders say the move is “disappointing” and hit back by warning that Pope Francis’s inclusive message of greater tolerance between the faiths was being ignored. […]
Teacher’s resignation goes viral: ‘It is not the children who are disordered’
November 8, 2015 by
Wendy Bradshaw loves teaching. But when the new mom realized that in five years she’d be sending her baby daughter into the same public school system where she works, the thought filled her with dread. So she resigned, and explained why in a letter that’s going viral with parents and teachers across the country. “Like […]
Common Core Architect to Keynote National Catholic Education Conference
November 5, 2015 by
The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) has announced that Common Core architect David Coleman will keynote the association’s annual convention next March in San Diego, Calif., raising anew concerns that the Catholic association remains devoted to the Common Core standards despite serious concerns about their impact on Catholic schools. This comes soon after the NCEA’s […]
FIGHTING COMMON CORE CONFERENCE – NOV. 7TH PENSACOLA FL
November 5, 2015 by
IMPORTANT NOVEMBER 7TH PENSACOLA AREA CONFERENCE ON FIGHTING COMMON CORE Parents, grandparents, teachers, and citizens from all walks of life and political persuasion are concerned – and rightly so. Common Core and the “Florida Standards” now in place are nearly identical. The tests are costly, they are data mining and […]
Common Core-aligned writing lesson on gun debate fuels claims of political agenda
November 4, 2015 by
Common Core backers are sneaking a social and political agenda into nationalized curriculum, say critics, who now have new ammo in a writing lesson plan for teachers that they say gives a slanted perspective of the gun debate. A study guide dubbed, “The Battle Over Gun Control,” authored by KQED, a northern Californian affiliate of […]
How Academic Standards Promoting Islam Have Invaded America’s Classrooms
November 3, 2015 by
A mindset that has gradually led American parents to leave the education of their children — unchecked — to schools and elitists has spawned controversies such as the promotion of Islam in classrooms and the unpopular Common Core standards. Eruptions have occurred in more states recently over the promotion of Islam – and the downplaying […]
CONCERNS RISING OVER PEARSON, THE COMPANY BEHIND PARCC AND OTHER COMMON CORE TESTS
October 11, 2015 by
Almost 900,000 New Jersey students are taking the Pearson-administered PARCC test in March. Some parents, critics ask if ‘Goliath’ has too much power in assessing N.J. students This year, five million kids in the United States, including New Jersey, will take a new standardized test – the PARCC. Potential new teachers in Pennsylvania will take […]
Advanced Placement US History Battle Worse Than Common Core
October 4, 2015 by
In an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, conservative “culture war” commentator Stanley Kurtz discussed his recent work in reviewing the Advanced Placement U.S. History framework and why he believes this battle is even worse for America than that over the Common Core standards. Kurtz recently disagreed with Wall Street Journal deputy editor Daniel Henninger that […]
New Education Secretary a Big Supporter of Common Core
October 3, 2015 by
John King, former education commissioner for the state of New York, has been tapped by President Obama to head up the Department of Education. King replaces Arne Duncan, who is resigning to go back to Chicago. King was incredibly unpopular in New York for pushing Common Core on school districts. He even enraged the teachers […]
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA
October 2, 2015 by
It has come to our attention: The Florida Department of Education is not paying attention to the material given to our students. Is your DOEd? Social Justice, the UNESCO ideology, is now taught in the classroom. Social justice supports equality and solidarity in a society by designating a small group as a victim. So that […]
Tennessee School Districts Say Revealing Islam Lessons May Cost ‘Millions,’ Take Too Darn Long
October 1, 2015 by
Dozens and dozens of taxpayer-funded Tennessee school districts are refusing to comply with an open records request from a conservative legal nonprofit seeking materials and documents relevant to the way public schools are teaching Islam — primarily to middle schoolers. The American Center for Law & Justice, a law firm that generally promotes conservative and […]
THE TRAGEDY OF COMMON CORE – EVENT
October 1, 2015 by
A solution driven seminar on November 7th, 2015 from 9AM to 4PM in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Featuring Donna Hearne, Dr Karen Effrem and MerryLynn Gerstenschlager.
Cradle to Grave Data System Includes Personally Identifiable Information (PII) on Children and Adults; Data Shared with National Data System
September 30, 2015 by
This is part 4 in our series on data, career pathways and workforce tracking in Minnesota informed by audio testimony given before the Minnesota Data Practices Commission hearing of December 2014. As cited in the previous article, (http://commoncoremn.com/2015/09/14/minnesotas-data-practices-commission-meets-our-state-dystopian-data-system-novel-in-the-making/) the Hollywood movie, The Giver, foreshadows the current state of career pathways and necessity for data collection. […]
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON COMMON CORE
September 28, 2015 by
Pioneer Institute Executive Director Jim Stergios talks about the basis for education reform in Massachusetts, and how that state-driven success model differs from Common Core national education standards. He corrects some of the myths about Common Core, drawing on Pioneer Institute’s extensive research to show that the national standards were not state-led, violate three federal […]
Computers ‘do not improve’ pupil results, says OECD
September 20, 2015 by
Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils’ performance, says a global study from the OECD. The think tank says frequent use of computers in schools is more likely to be associated with lower results. The OECD’s education director Andreas Schleicher says school technology had raised “too many false hopes”. Tom […]
Feds Admit U.S. Education Department ‘Forced’ States To Accept Common Core From Its Start
September 17, 2015 by
President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (R) visits with sixth grade students at the Graham Road Elementary School January 19, 2010 in Falls Church, Virginia. Following his meeting with students the President will deliver remarks on his ‘Race to the Top’ program and his request for an additional $1.35 billion in 2011 […]
Special Ed Students To Take General Common Core Assessments
September 12, 2015 by
Texas was one of the few states that said “No” to the Common Core Standards Initiative. Texas developed its own state-mandated assessments (STAAR-End-of-Course), and these satisfied the NCLB requirements. Along with the STAAR/EOC’s, Texas also developed its own alternative assessments to test students with disabilities. The development of these alternative assessments took years of time, […]