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Common Core State Standards

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2-out-of-3 Americans Never Heard of Common Core

For all of the hype that the Common Core State Standards were developed under a transparent process only one in three Americans have heard of them.

Debunking the Branstad Defense of the Common Core

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s office provides a rebutall for criticism of the Common Core State Standards. We provide a rebuttal to their remarks.

Consider the Bad News of the Common Core

Before Dr. Karen Swallow Prior continues to laud the “good news of the Common Core” to Christians she should spend more time researching the bad.

Mike Huckabee Is Wrong on Common Core

Governor Mike Huckabee recently came out in support of the Common Core State Standards, but based on past comments this shouldn’t be a surprise.

Chuck Grassley & Steve King Talk Common Core

Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Steve King discussed the Common Core State Standards after the Republican Party of Iowa’s Lincoln Dinner.

Sixteen Billion Dollar Educational Scam

We must commit time and energy to their demand that federal dollars spent on education be reallocated to the state & local control of schools be reinstated.

Congressional Candidate Rod Blum Blasts Common Core

Rod Blum says the Common Core Standards were poorly designed and testing students at a national, one-size fits all manner can’t produce reliable results.

9.7 Million Twitter Users Reached During #StopCommonCore Twitter Rally

9,788,450 Twitter users to #StopCommonCore to call on ordinary citizens to join and lobby for repeal of Common Core State Standards.

Next Generation Science Standards: Ideology Over Education

Looking at the information, one has to conclude that the Next Generation Science Standards are more about promoting an ideology than they are about science.

Eight Senators Join Chuck Grassley in Fighting Common Core

Senators Lee, Coburn, Inhofe, Fischer, Paul, Roberts, Sessions, & Cruz cosigned Senator Chuck Grassley’s letter requesting the defunding of the Common Core.

Common Core: A Beer Bong for Our Education System?

Although Common Core started out with noble intentions, it has become what amounts to a National beer bong for our education system.

Michigan House Votes to Defund Common Core State Standards

The Michigan House passed an education budget bill with an amendment that stops state funding for the implementation of the Common Core and its assessments.

Grassley Launches Effort to Prohibit Common Core Funding

Senator Chuck Grassley is asking his colleagues to sign onto a letter that requests future federal funds for the Common Core and its assessments be cut off.

Education Reform in Iowa Goes to Legislature Conference Committee

Conflicting education reform bills are being discussed in a joint Iowa House and Senate Conference Committee to iron out differences.

Six Reasons Why Conservatives (Should) Object to the Common Core

Kathleen Porter-Magee and Sol Stern ask in the National Review why conservatives object to the Common Core State Standards. Here are six reasons.