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Monday Musings: Is There a Better Way?

July 27, 2015Lynne TaylorLeave a Comment on Monday Musings: Is There a Better Way?

Anti CCSS Warriors, we’ve made progress in the battle for wiping out CCSS, we’re on the move to now include the adult version, CTE. After going on another ‘undercover’ research trip into the ‘world of education’ this weekend, I came away with a few muse worthy findings. These, of course, lead to questions we Warriors […]

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Today’s the Day! Will ECAA Survive?

July 13, 2015Lynne Taylor6 Comments on Today’s the Day! Will ECAA Survive?

Anti CCSS Warriors, the U.S. Senate is set to begin again for the week, today. The “Every Child Achieves Act” will be in the proceedings at some point. Will the Common Core laden legislation survive? Only time will tell. I know all eyes will be on Washington, D. C. As always, C-Span2 will be carrying […]

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Tech Thursday: CTE, CCSS, and Special Needs in Post Secondary Education

July 2, 2015January 19, 2026Lynne Taylor8 Comments on Tech Thursday: CTE, CCSS, and Special Needs in Post Secondary Education

Key resources on post secondary transition for students with disabilities and CCSS and CTE aligned systems connect K 12 to workforce training vocational rehabilitation and postsecondary supports.

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FOM: CCSS/CTE “Hype”, D.C. Style

June 26, 2015December 12, 2019Lynne Taylor1 Comment on FOM: CCSS/CTE “Hype”, D.C. Style

In the scheme of things lately, we anti CCSS (and CTE) warriors shouldn’t be surprised at the amount of hype being used to drown out the truth about the presence (or from the hypester’s perspective the non-presence of) Common Core Standards and it’s adult version, Career and Technical Education. However, it’s a “Total Truth” that […]

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FTF: Crossing into CCSS Land

June 23, 2015Lynne Taylor12 Comments on FTF: Crossing into CCSS Land

Sometime in the last 2 weeks I promised you, my readers and followers, that I’d get back to looking into where CCSS/CTE hides in plain sight among us. Today, I’ll pick that trail back up. It’s a very important aspect of the CCSS Machine we shouldn’t ignore. If you’ll recall, I’d just been to an […]

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Tech Thursday: Hunting for CCSS/CTE

June 18, 2015Lynne Taylor3 Comments on Tech Thursday: Hunting for CCSS/CTE

Hunt Institute has a long history of being Common Core supportive. While it appears all anti CCSS eyes are on the HR5 (the re-authorization of the NCLB), it’s been proven via documents that the HEA re-authorization is just as CCSS tied! Both have been re-authorized in almost the same time periods since their original passing […]

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FTF: CCSS Frying Pan into the Fire

June 9, 2015November 24, 2019Lynne Taylor3 Comments on FTF: CCSS Frying Pan into the Fire

A recent round of supposedly good news for us anti CCSS Warriors, deserves a closer look. As we’ve seen in the past, what’s reported as victories for defeating the CCSS Machine, we’ve learned the news is always bittersweet. It’s like 2 steps forward, one step back; or jumping from the frying pan into the fire. […]

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