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State-Led or Obama-led standards?
Published on 2010-07-01 15:56:00
One of the biggest lies spread about the land regarding Common Core State Standards is that the education standards are "state-led." "Today, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) released a set of state-led education standards," Charles Finn, Jr. of the Fordham Foundation believes the lie that they are
MI adopts National Standards
Published on 2010-06-22 12:44:00
Michigan says good-bye to local control of education. The State Board of Education unanimously adopted today the Common Core Standards - a set of rigorous, college and career-ready K-12 curriculum standards that states across the nation are considering adopting to bring consistency in education across the states.With this action, Michigan formally adopts the final Common Core Standards that
Time to Stand Up to National Standards
Published on 2010-06-21 09:50:00
The Heritage Foundation is speaking up against National Education Standards. "National standards would also further remove parents from their children’s education. Instead of being able to petition their local school boards or state leaders for changes in academic content, parents would have to lobby bureaucrats in Washington, DC, if they wish to see changes in what their child is
