Kansas Reclaims Control of Testing, Drops Common Core Assessments
Last week, Kansas decided to drop the Common Core–aligned Smarter Balanced tests in favor of having the University of Kansas craft the assessments that Kansas… Read More
Common Core: The Least Common Denominator
Common Core proponents have long argued that the push toward national standards promotes “college and career readiness.” Not so, argues a new report by the… Read More
Stuck in the Middle: American Student Performance Stagnates on New PISA Exam
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) has just released the findings from its most recent assessment of student academic achievement internationally. The PISA is… Read More
AFT’s Weingarten: Common Core Implementation Will Be Worse Than Obamacare
“You think the Obamacare implementation is bad? The implementation of the Common Core is far worse,” said American Federation for Teachers president Randi Weingarten at… Read More
More Cracks in the Core: Massachusetts Halts Common Core Implementation
This week, the Massachusetts Board of Education voted to slow the transition to Common Core. The board decided to delay implementation for two years while… Read More
Letter to Catholic Bishops: Catholic Schools Should Reject the Common Core
One hundred and thirty-two Catholic professors have sent a letter to each Roman Catholic bishop in the country pleading for them to reject the Common… Read More
GUEST POST: Common Core Math Standards Do Not Prepare U.S. Students for STEM Careers. How Come?
Most states adopted Common Core’s mathematics standards because they were told that these standards would make all high school students “college- and career-ready” and strengthen… Read More
No Child Left Behind Waivers: Tethers to the Feds
The Obama Administration is pushing new No Child Left Behind (NCLB) “flexibility” waiver extensions on states. While the Administration couches the waivers as “relief” from… Read More
Florida to Withdraw from Common Core Assessments; Other States May Soon Follow
Florida Governor Rick Scott (R), citing concerns over federal overreach, issued an executive order last week limiting the Sunshine State’s involvement with the Common Core… Read More
One Parent’s Fight Against Common Core Education Standards: “Is This America?”
That was the question asked by a parent while he was being escorted out of a public forum held by the Maryland State Department of… Read More
