common core education

April 27, 2012

Why States Should Jump from National Education Standards Bandwagon

http://www.texasinsider.org/why-states-should-jump-from-the-national-standards-bandwagon/ Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – When “states signed on to common core standards, they did not realize…that they were transferring control of the school curriculum to the federal government,” said Sandra Stotsky, 21st Century Chair in Teacher Quality at the...
March 27, 2012

Alabama Opposes National Education Standards

http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/15/alabama-opposes-national-education-standards/ Alabama has joined a growing number of states opposing the Common Core national education standards. Last week, the state senate adopted a resolution to “encourage the State Board of Education to take all steps it deems appropriate, including revocation of the...