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Tech Thursday: Lifelong Skills or Lifelong Sentence?

January 14, 2016January 19, 2026Lynne Taylor2 Comments on Tech Thursday: Lifelong Skills or Lifelong Sentence?

This post explains how lifelong learning skills are being promoted through the College and Career Readiness and Success Center and linked to CCR themes SEL and new assessment layers from pre K to workforce.

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Weekend News: CCSS/CTE Catch Up Edition

November 7, 2015Lynne Taylor4 Comments on Weekend News: CCSS/CTE Catch Up Edition

For this edition of my “Weekend News”, here’s a takeaway ‘spoiler’: No matter where you are in the War Against the Core, there’s something for everyone in this edition. Regardless of educational choice, CCSS is set to control education. If you are involved in traditional public education, the CCSS Machine is the most well known. […]

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FTF: New CCSS “Unpacking” Guide

November 3, 2015Lynne Taylor2 Comments on FTF: New CCSS “Unpacking” Guide

It seems fitting for my “From the Files” post, that we look at CCSS and it’s unpacking. After all, if we’re going to continue to see students fail, teachers frustrated to the point of resigning, and other staff members saught after for MORE CCSS alignment, we need to know the latest. The graphic you see […]

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Monday Musings: The CCSS “Are You Kidding Me?!” Files

October 26, 2015January 1, 2026Lynne Taylor3 Comments on Monday Musings: The CCSS “Are You Kidding Me?!” Files

Post on surprising or frustrating Common Core examples that elicit “Are you kidding me?”

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Monday Musings: IDEA: When Good Goes CCS/CTE Bad

October 19, 2015January 1, 2026Lynne Taylor6 Comments on Monday Musings: IDEA: When Good Goes CCS/CTE Bad

Post on how IDEA intersects with Common Core policies and unintended reform effects

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Tech Thursday: Career Readiness Pledge

October 15, 2015Lynne Taylor4 Comments on Tech Thursday: Career Readiness Pledge

The picture you see above is from my May 2015 article where I exposed the Congressional Caucus for Career Technical Education. CTE (Career Technical Education) is the post-secondary version of Common Core. Others like myself have uncovered this truth and shared it many times over. I know that on my blog along there are many […]

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FTF: Recaps for Anti CC Warriors

October 6, 2015Lynne Taylor1 Comment on FTF: 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 […]

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