By a vote of 8 to 4 the State Board of Education (SBE) this morning approved the revised English Language Arts (ELA) standards. While many believe they are an improvement over the ... Keep Reading
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State Board of Education to Vote on Common Core Lite English Standards
Warmed-over Common Core standards are on the agenda for approval at the State Board of Education meeting in Raleigh. For years, we’ve written about the problems of Common Core ... Keep Reading
Political Correctness on Steroids in “Modern Educayshun”
A video by Neel Kolhatkar, an Australian comedian/actor/social media extraordinaire (+4), does a fantastic job lampooning modern-day education. Social Justice Warrior students ... Keep Reading
Support for Common Core Blinds N&O Editors
The News & Observer is doing its darnedest to ignore the growing criticism of Common Core standards. The paper’s recent editorial “Defending Common Core” was an exercise in ... Keep Reading
Kentucky results: Common Core standards don’t enhance college readiness
A lot of eyes are on Kentucky these days. Mostly because the state implemented Common Core standards before other states. Hence, what happens – or doesn’t happen -- in ... Keep Reading
NC says “no” to Common Core Standards
A majority of North Carolinians oppose Common Core standards. That’s one of the results of the March 2015 Civitas Poll. By a margin of 52 percent to 34 percent North Carolinians ... Keep Reading
Candidates and Common Core
Do you want to know if a local candidate supports or opposes Common Core Standards? The Raleigh Chamber – a strong proponent of Common Core Standards -- has published responses ... Keep Reading
So where are the parents?
Appointments to the Academic Standards Review Commission (ASCR) are now complete. They are: State Board of Education Appointments Bill Cobey - Chair, North Carolina State Board ... Keep Reading
Common Core: While You Were Away
Welcome back! I trust everyone had a good summer. We all need breaks and I hope you had a chance to unplug. You say that you were following Common Core until school let out. And ... Keep Reading
Needed: Quality Appointments for CC Review Commission
On July 22nd Governor McCrory signed legislation to create an eleven member commission to review Math and English Common Core Standards. Those who have worked hard to educate ... Keep Reading
