informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
On this Saturday BEFORE Thanksgiving, why not send a note concerning Common Core Standards to your student’s school. You can widen the circle by sending letters to school boards, chambers of commerce, local representatives or senators, state level legislators, your governor, your US Representatives and Senators, and the list can go on. What? I’m sure […]
Continue ReadingPost on CCREC and its role in GEAR UP college and career readiness evaluation
Continue ReadingThis post reviews the CCR Success Center and related content and regional centers then connects Common Core alignment to postsecondary education through Lumina Foundation work by David Conley and Achieve research tying CCSS to CTE and Perkins funding.
Continue ReadingThe following is an open letter I first published in November 2014. As the “Common Core Diva”, I, like all moms out there, am hopping mad about the overreach into our children’s lives. Yet, my mother’s heart still yearns to protect our kids. I wish for all the moms out there to have a great […]
Continue ReadingPost examining pro-CCSS claims by teachers, corporation, and advocacy group
Continue ReadingThank you for joining me last night as I went in-depth on the topic of a CCSS aligned work force. It is my hope you were able to glean helpful information to aid your battle in your state. ‘Women on the Wall’ archives each call, so if you missed anything, you can access it from […]
Continue ReadingThe following is a true story from a family who wishes to remain anonymous. I have respected their request. Please, be aware. “FREE Computers” for deserving students: The educational conference I attended had a sign up table with little to no information other than ‘nominate your students’. Of course ‘free’ was the catch. However, because […]
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