Matt Mayer has written another great insightful article of the ever changing Gov. John Kasich. Matt Mayer: Kasich and jobs? Not working DUBLIN: Gov. John Kasich likes to yell from the Davos mountaintop about the alleged “Ohio Miracle” taking place…
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Common Core school standards… being exposed
A great meeting Monday night of the Marietta 912 providing information to families on the issue of Common Core Standards in the schools in OH and WV. Nearly 100 people taking notes and asking questions. If you have never heard…
Immediate Action Items for the Week of 4/22/2013
The Battle in the Senate The state senate will be meeting this week to discuss the budget. The PARCC reference successfully removed in the House was a good start, but we need more on this leg of the journey to…
The Night Watchman
Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the desert. Congress said, “Someone could steal from it at night.” So they hired a night watchman to watch it. Then Congress said, “The watchman can’t do his…
On This Date
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood, their flag to April’s breezes unfurled, here once the embattled farmers stood, and fired the shot heard round the world.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The battle of Concord Bridge was fought on this…
Common Core State Standards Initiative
by Kevin Ritter Today in our schools there is a movement gaining traction that seeks to limit the reading of classical literature at the expense of what are being called “informational texts.” The movement, called the Common Core State Standards…
Republican state central committeewoman slanders tea party leader running for Ohio GOP Chair
Zawistowski Responds to Smear Campaign by State Central Committee Member Kent, OH – Tom Zawistowski, Candidate for Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party responded today to false charges by a State Central Committee member that he is working with the…
About Common Core State Standards
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…