South Carolina

http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/the-core-cunundrum/31719 Yesterday (February 23) Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called criticisms of the Common Core State Standards, “a conspiracy theory in search of a conspiracy.” He is referring to the idea that the supposedly “voluntary” K-12 curricular standards now adopted by 45...

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2012/02/south_carolina_bill_to_withdra.html A bill to prevent implementation of the common standards in South Carolina is rumbling through the state Senate. According to the Associated Press, there were so many people that wanted to testify at yesterday’s subcommittee hearing that another hearing was scheduled...