“How Much for the Children?”
How much are children worth under Common Core in Michigan? This article examines the financial, academic, and human cost of Michigan’s adoption of Common Core standards and who truly benefits.
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A Resolution
Discussion on education policy and federal overreach
Continue ReadingWeekend News for the Anti CCSS Warriors
Greetings, Warriors. As we all have seen by now, the media has put its spin on the recently signed new law known as ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act). We have seen legislators released statements claiming victory, too. Warriors, we have led the charge across the nation to point to the language of the new law, […]
Continue ReadingFTF: Recaps for Anti CC Warriors
Face it, anti CCSS/CTE Warriors, we’ve come a long way together. We also face much more activity before we can find ourselves finished. Since the recap of my “Would You Believe It?” articles was a big hit, I thought the “From the Files” would be helpful, especially when each one has embedded documents we need […]
Continue ReadingFTF: CHEA, CTE, CCSS, and America
I know you recognize CCSS (Common Core State Standards). You probably know that CTE is short for Career Tech Education (which is post-secondary speak for adult CCSS). But, do you what CHEA stands for? Council for Higher Education. This is the group responsible for ensuring that your students attend a post secondary school that is […]
Continue ReadingMonday Musings: Purposed Embedding for the Core
Post on how Common Core is embedded in education policy and systems
Continue ReadingFTF Tuesday: Competency vs Mastery
First up, The ‘file’: I’m focusing today on a ‘file’ that’s full of so many educratic Common Core/College-Career-Readiness buzz phrases, it could start its on fertilizer patch! If you’ve followed me for long, you know I’m one to look behind the words thrown around meant to impress us with how great CCSS is (and all that […]
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