Bobby Jindal Orders Louisiana Out of Common Core

Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) said he wants Louisiana out of the Common Core State Standards Initiative and its contract with their assessment consortium PARCC.

Grassroots Groups Push NGA Chair Mary Fallin to End Common Core

Several grassroots groups are urging Gov. Mary Fallin (R-OK), Chair of the National Governors Association, to end the Common Core State Standards Initiative

Chuck Grassley Leads Effort to Defund Common Core in U.S. Senate

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading an effort to defund the Common Core State Standards at the federal level and asking his colleagues to join him.

Has Arne Duncan Junked the Common Core?

Or is he just jerking us around? This week the state senate…

Arne Duncan the Common Core Bully

What happens when a state decides or some state legislators decide they…

What Will It Cost Iowa to Implement the Common Core State Standards?

The Pioneer Institute, American Principles Project and Pacific Research Institute released a…

How Much Will Implementing the Common Core State Standards Cost South Carolina?

The Pioneer Institute, American Principles Project and Pacific Research Institute released a…

Common Core State Standards Estimated Cost is $16 Billion for States

Cost far exceeds sums doled out in federal grants used to persuade…

Haley Supports Blocking Common Core Standards (Updated with Letter)

Governor Nikki Haley wrote a letter of support for Senator Mike Fair’s…

Blocking the Common Core State Standards from South Carolina

State Senator Mike Fair (R-Greenville) introduced S. 604 last session which is…

Is The U.S. Dept. of Education Violating Federal Law by Directing Standards, Tests & Curricula?

BOSTON, MA —Despite three federal laws that prohibit federal departments or agencies…