Tag: Common Core

Incumbent Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) told WABI TV5 that he is fearful what has happened in Massachusetts–slipping from the nation’s top education spot to seventh place–as a result of the Common Core standards, will also happen in Maine. “First

A retired army chaplain has shared in a letter why he is opposed to compromising the position that America is an exceptional nation, whether in the Common Core standards or the new Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) framework. Heidi Wolfgang,

Though Louisiana U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R) continues to support the Common Core standards, he has sent a letter to the state Department of Education superintendent urging the state to halt designating the Common Core-aligned Eureka Math program as the

BUFFALO, New York–New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo refused to take the blame for problems relating to the Common Core educational standards among other issues at a candidates debate forum hosted by WNED in Buffalo on Wednesday night.  Westchester County

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s past remarks about his openness to potential tax increases may haunt him if he chooses to run for president in 2016. Because of his support for Common Core and amnesty legislation and his father’s broken

In a column at Bloomberg Politics, David Weigel expresses some amazement that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), a “safe Democratic governor,” would join conservatives in the war against the Common Core standards. But, in fact, Cuomo, who has been a staunch

When Republican and Democrat Governors Bill Haslam (R-TN) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) got together with the Denver Chamber of Commerce in Nashville Friday, the discussion turned to the idea that it does not matter what states call their “high” and

Though Beltway pundits once laughed off the notion that the school initiative known as the Common Core standards would be a deciding factor in the 2014 elections, New York State residents are trying to determine if their frustration with the

There seems to be some confusion in state departments of education about what that copyright on Common Core’s standards actually means. Some staffers seem to think it means that the standards revision committees, set in motion by a governor’s executive

In a debate last week between incumbent Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) and Republican challenger Tom Foley, Malloy blamed his state’s adoption of the Common Core standards on his Republican predecessor, even though the governor has embraced the standards, dismissed

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R), considered to be a 2016 presidential hopeful, is headed to New Hampshire this month to do some campaigning. Though fond of presenting himself as a conservative, Pence’s “rebrand” of the Common Core standards, his decision

GREENVILLE, North Carolina — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has a harsh message for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and any other potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates: Support Common Core? You won’t win the presidential primary. “I don’t see Common Core

More than 800 parents, teachers, and citizens turned out for a filled-to-capacity town hall meeting this past week in Moss Bluff, Louisiana, organized by state Rep. Brett Geymann (R), a vocal opponent of the Common Core standards. The grassroots effort

The College Board, which administers the Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) course and exam, has not only come out in support of student protesters in Jefferson County, Colorado, but has threatened to drop the school district’s AP designation if the

Parents, teachers, and a social worker are interviewed in a new documentary titled The Parent Interviews, in which they describe their experiences and those of their children and students with the Common Core standards.  Published by the Home School Legal

Last week, I participated in a hearing for a Georgia House study committee regarding HR 550, which created the state House Study Committee on the Role of Federal Government in Education. The purpose of the committee was to study “the

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) believes former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has “a real shot” at winning the GOP nomination and presidency if he runs in 2016.  Boehner, in a Monday interview with the Cincinnati.com, said “competence,” which is often a

The College Board, under President David Coleman, the “architect” of the Common Core standards, said in a statement last week that it “supports the actions taken by students in Jefferson County, Colo., to protest a school board member’s request to

Two more Jefferson County (JeffCo) public high schools were shut down Monday due to an organized teacher “sickout,” in which large numbers of teachers called in sick late Sunday night, according to the Denver Post. In addition, students said they

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), who is in a fight to keep her Senate seat against retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness (R) and U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy (R), told Daily World she is passionate about the Common Core’s

Speaking at the National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver on July 3rd, Colorado Education Association (CEA) President Kerrie Dallman referred to the school district of Jefferson County (JeffCo) – where teachers have staged