September 8, 2014
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September 2, 2014
Study: Common Core ELA Standards Will Further Harm U.S. History Instruction
Study Says Common Core ELA Standards Will Further Harm U.S. History Instruction States and schools should offer separate standards and classes for English and U.S. History rather than follow Common Core approach of merging academic disciplines BOSTON – By trying to include...
June 1, 2012
What Would the Founders Say About Common Core?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/what-would-the-founders-s_b_1562689.html Zachary Karabell, writing for Time magazine, claims “One of America’s favorite pastimes is to play the ‘what would the Founding Fathers say’ game. Just pick an issue du jour, and ask the question.” Most players tend to be on the political...
May 22, 2012
The Wrong Lessons in National Standards
http://boston.com/community/blogs/rock_the_schoolhouse/2012/05/the_wrong_lesson_on_national_s.html Dear David, Congratulations on becoming the new head of the College Board. I know, as a Founding Father of the national standards effort, you may have read certain things I have written that you do not agree with. While I haven’t...