WSJ: Cost of Rushing into Common Core Now a ‘Plague’ to States
The Wall Street Journal has added the word “plague” to the list of death-inspired terms frequently used now to characterize the unpopular Common Core standards education reform.
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How Academic Standards Promoting Islam Have Invaded America’s Classrooms
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.
Activists: Corporate Cronyism Boosted Common Core Proponents to Victory on Louisiana Board of Education
Parents, teachers, and other citizens who oppose the Common Core standards in Louisiana say corporate cronyism propelled proponents of the highly unpopular reform to win the super-majority in the recent state board of education elections.
Education Bureaucrats Bar State Rep From Taking State-Mandated Test
Tennessee state Rep. Andy Holt’s (R) attempt to take a state-mandated test along with eighth grade students is over for now, being blocked by both the state department of education and the Obion County school district’s administration.
Report Claims Declining Numbers of Black Males in Medical School Due to Racial Inequalities
A recent publication states that a reported drop in the number of black males in medical school is due to “unequal” educational opportunities and other racial disparities.
Math Assignment Rekindles Common Core Debate
A third grade math problem went viral after someone posted it on Reddit, sparking another debate about controversial Common Core standards. The test asked for 5×3. The student correctly answered 15 and wrote out 5 + 5 + 5 =
Only a Third of U.S. 8th Graders Proficient or Above in Math, Reading
The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments–known as the Nation’s Report Card–show that only a third of the nation’s eighth graders are at or above the proficiency level in math and only 34 percent are at or above the same level in reading.
Student Performance Declines on National Tests Following Common Core Implementation
Results of national tests administered to approximately 600,000 students across the country demonstrate that – for the first time since the early 1990s – math scores of fourth and eighth graders have dropped. Eighth grade reading scores declined as well, and those for fourth graders remained flat.
Common Core ‘College Readiness’ Another Deception: ‘Never Validated’
Americans were told the Common Core standards initiative would allow more students – particularly low-income and minority students – to achieve “college ready” status in order to be successful in higher education. The supposedly more “rigorous” standards were sold as the way to achieve greater preparation for advanced education for American students. Recent evidence, however, demonstrates this is not the case.
Common Core: Only 2% of Fresno Kids Ready for College
The Early Assessment Program, supervised by the state Department of Education and California State University, estimates that a paltry 2% of Fresno Unified 11th-graders would succeed in college-level courses.
National Coalition of Parents Urge Lawmakers To Hold Off On No Child Left Behind Rewrite
A national coalition of parents is releasing a letter to House and Senate education committee leaders urging them to suspend their talks on the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal law until a new administration is elected.
Politico: Common Core ‘Won the War’
Politico has issued a notice to GOP 2016 contenders: “Common Core has won the war.”
Bill Gates on Common Core Initiative: ‘I Believe We Are On The Right Track’
Bill Gates renewed his foundation’s commitment to the Common Core standards initiative, saying that while there is still much more to do, he believes “we are on the right track.
Obama: Arne Duncan Has ‘Delivered Some Incredible Results’
Obama’s comments appear to be a reference to the Common Core standards – though he does not call the reform by name, likely because the unpopular initiative is now often described as “toxic” and “poisonous.” The president nevertheless adopts the usual pro-Common Core position that the nationalized standards are higher or more rigorous than other standards – although there is no independent research that validates that claim.
Jeb Bush Drops to 4 Percent; Compares Himself to John McCain
Jeb Bush has dropped to 4 percent support among the GOP presidential field according to a newly released Pew Research Center poll. Asked about his response to his donors while campaigning in New Hampshire, Bush compared his path to 2008 Republican nominee John McCain.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Stepping Down
Arne Duncan, who has served as Education Secretary throughout Barack Obama’s tenure as president, will be replaced through the end of the president’s term by former New York State education commissioner and Common Core champion John King, Jr.
Ohio Dad Mocks Common Core with Check to School
A Painesville, Ohio father, fed up with the Common Core standards’ method of teaching math to students, decided to get even, writing a check to the school using the x and o system of Common core, rendering the check inexplicable to the bank.
Feds Admit U.S. Education Department ‘Forced’ States To Accept Common Core From Its Start
In a remarkable admission, the former director of the Race to the Top (RttT) competitive grant program and chief of staff to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the federal government “forced” full support for adoption of the Common Core standards from each state by requiring its governor, chief state school officer, and head of the state board of education to sign off on the grant application.
John Kasich on ‘Exploiting’ Student Privacy in Ohio: ‘I Have No Clue’
In a video made available to Breitbart News, GOP presidential contender John Kasich responds to an activist parent’s challenge about his failure to protect private student data in his state. The Ohio governor replied that he had no clue what she was talking about.
Less Than 50% of California Students Meet Common Core Test Standards
On Wednesday, California’s Board of Education acknowledged that more than half of the state’s students in third through eighth and 11th grades failed Common Core math and English tests. The results of the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments were announced for the first time, reported The Fresno Bee.
7th Graders in Tennessee Made to Recite ‘Allah Is the Only God’ in Public School
Middle school parents in Tennessee are up in arms on learning that their children were instructed to recite and write, “Allah is the only god,” as part of a world history project.
Author Chronicles Failed Education Scheme by Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Cory Booker
According to the New York Times, while Dale Russakoff’s new book, The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools? has just hit bookstores Tuesday, it is already “a source of enormous contention.” It begins in 2010 when Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg became the subject of much media attention as he announced on Oprah that he would throw $100 million into Newark, New Jersey’s failing public school system.
Southern Poverty Law Center Pushes Common Core-Aligned LGBT Curriculum
The radical Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has developed a Common Core-aligned “anti-bias” K-12 curriculum–which it says is meant to teach tolerance in schools.
Hiding Common Core’s Damage: New SAT Won’t Allow Comparison To Prior Years’ Scores
“Next year the College Board will roll out a major change in the SAT that will make comparisons with past results impossible, and allow Common Core proponents to argue ‘these are different and better tests, so don’t pay attention to past results,'” Wurman states. “We are lucky that this year’s SAT has not changed yet, so the decline is clearly visible and cannot be hidden or denied.” The College Board president is David Coleman, the so-called “architect” of the Common Core standards.
Kasich Campaign Hit By Charter School Data Rigging Scandal
Newly-released documents indicate that the husband of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s presidential campaign manager participated with other Ohio Department of Education (ODE) staff in a coordinated effort to falsely inflate the evaluations of some charter school sponsors.
