Common Core
Rebuttal to Common Core
Letter to the Editor Jim Mullen Parkersburg, WV The Parkersburg News report of Tuesday’s Wood County Board of Education meeting stated board members were presented a one hour and 40-minute presentation on the next-generation standards (sanitized new code words for Common Core State Standards Initiative.) The article stated the talk was tailored to answer…
Read MoreClassical Education vs. Common Core
In the spring of 2010 the federal government required cash-strapped states to sign on to the Common Core Standards in order to qualify for over $4.35 billion in Race to the Top [stimulus] funds. The deadline was such that the states had to accept Common Core sight unseen. Now the Standards are out and it…
Read MoreHow Does Common Core Affect Homeschoolers?
By Joy Pullmann Much of the time, public school initiatives and regulations do not affect homeschoolers. The “next big thing†in public education, called Common Core education standards, already is, and that influence will grow. There are three major ways this nationwide initiative affects homeschool families: curriculum, testing, and student data tracking. First, a bit…
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