
The Associated Press aptly defined Republican 2016 contender Gov. Chris Christie’s position on Common Core as “shifting,” a description that could easily be applied to many Republican governors who signed their states on to the standards only to be met by irate parents and teachers once it was discovered what Common Core was all about.
by Dr. Susan Berry31 Dec 2015, 5:33 PM PST0

Hundreds of the Common Core test questions that have already been given to students have finally been released by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
by Dr. Susan Berry6 Nov 2015, 9:21 AM PST0

Politico has issued a notice to GOP 2016 contenders: “Common Core has won the war.”
by Dr. Susan Berry12 Oct 2015, 8:29 PM PST0

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded nonprofit Achieve Inc. — one of the developers of the Common Core standards— has announced that New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) has joined its board of directors. “By joining the board, Governor Hassan will
by Dr. Susan Berry8 Aug 2015, 10:45 AM PST0

Common Core publishing giant Pearson PLC will sell its Financial Times newspaper to focus more sharply on its education businesses.
by Dr. Susan Berry27 Jul 2015, 8:48 AM PST0

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is one of two federally funded interstate test consortia that have been developing tests aligned with the controversial Common Core standards. But there is no official information about who selected the individuals to write the Common Core standards. None of the writers of the math and English Language Arts standards have ever taught math, English, or reading at the K-12 level.
by Dr. Susan Berry12 Jul 2015, 5:59 AM PST0

Following a year of technology problems and complaints from angry parents, Ohio has become the latest state to dump the federally-funded PARCC Common Core test consortium.
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Jul 2015, 8:14 PM PST0

Jindal has heard the complaints of many parents in his state and has said that as a parent himself he could see the difficulties his own son was having with Common Core math. Ultimately, he unveiled an aggressive plan to eliminate Common Core in Louisiana, one that exposed how the state board of education and department of education can attempt to work around government rules and the state legislature in order to meet its own goals.
by Dr. Susan Berry24 Jun 2015, 8:15 AM PST0

The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) announced Monday that it has joined in filing a lawsuit against the governor of North Dakota and other officials that claims the state’s participation in one of the federally funded interstate Common Core test consortia and the implementation of the Common Core standards is unconstitutional and violates federal laws that ban federal control of public schools and curriculum.
by Dr. Susan Berry22 Jun 2015, 11:30 AM PST0

Christie said he signed his state’s Race to the Top application for federal funds in exchange for adopting the Common Core standards because his state needed the money, an admission many other governors are likely hesitant to make in light of the huge outcry from parents across the country against the standards and their associated testing and data collection.
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Jun 2015, 11:33 AM PST0

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan asked for advice via his private email account from Jeb Bush about how to respond to concerns about Common Core from current Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
by Dr. Susan Berry28 May 2015, 3:43 PM PST0

The Louisiana lawmaker who has led the fight against Common Core for several years in his state says the final deal agreed to in the legislature “gives us everything we asked for” and proves that “passionate” engagement by citizens is what makes the difference.
by Dr. Susan Berry28 May 2015, 11:27 AM PST0

Louisiana lawmakers and parents who oppose Common Core are supporting a plan they say would ultimately rid the state of the controversial education initiative. However, Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal has “concerns” about the legislation.
by Dr. Susan Berry16 May 2015, 11:04 AM PST0

GOP establishment governors wedded to both Chamber of Commerce dictates and Obama administration federal incentives are signing legislation that promises to keep much of the Common Core standards and their associated testing in place.
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Apr 2015, 11:11 AM PST0

Despite threats from some school officials, more parents are opting to take their children out of the online tests associated with the Common Core standards that have been created by two federally funded interstate consortia.
by Dr. Susan Berry28 Mar 2015, 4:06 PM PST0

The U.S. Senate passed an amendment Thursday that bans the federal government from coercing or incentivizing states to adopt specific academic standards, curriculum, or assessments, including those associated with the controversial Common Core standards.
by Dr. Susan Berry26 Mar 2015, 10:10 PM PST0

Two Maryland tenth-grade students have been accused of using Twitter to cheat on Common Core-aligned tests.
by Dr. Susan Berry23 Mar 2015, 11:11 AM PST0

The Arizona Senate Education Committee passed a measure on Thursday, by a vote of 5-2, that would repeal the Common Core standards in that state.
by Dr. Susan Berry20 Mar 2015, 5:05 AM PST0

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) unveiled a plan Wednesday that purports to eliminate the Common Core standards from his state.
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Mar 2015, 10:01 AM PST0

The British-based publishing company, Pearson—who happens to be one of the biggest publishers of books on education on the planet, and has “crafted” Common Core education testing, not to mention being one of the largest donors to former Governor Jeb Bush’s education foundation—has admitted to spying on students.
by Javier Manjarres18 Mar 2015, 8:05 PM PST0

The superintendent of the Watchung Hills Regional High School District in New Jersey has confirmed that she sent an email to fellow superintendents Tuesday about her concern that education publishing giant Pearson is “monitoring” children’s social media accounts for possible
by Dr. Susan Berry15 Mar 2015, 7:05 AM PST0

Hundreds of millions of dollars have already been paid to corporations like Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Scholastic, and Apple since 2012 in contracts related to the controversial Common Core standards.
by Dr. Susan Berry11 Mar 2015, 5:32 PM PST0

Hundreds of high school students in New Mexico walked out of school Monday on the day they were scheduled to begin taking the standardized tests that are aligned with the Common Core standards.
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Mar 2015, 8:11 AM PST0

With the arrival of March, students in states throughout the country are scheduled to take tests to determine if they are keeping in step with the Common Core standards. A fair number of them, however, have been “opted out” of the assessments by their parents, leading school officials to respond in a variety of ways.
by Dr. Susan Berry2 Mar 2015, 8:33 AM PST0

The sponsor of a bill passed by the New Jersey state Assembly to curb the use of the tests aligned with the Common Core standards said he has never received more concern about any other issue in his 14 years as a lawmaker.
by Dr. Susan Berry23 Feb 2015, 9:24 PM PST0