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New Initiative Launched to Engage Parents in Fighting Common Core

February 5, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

New Initiative Launched to Engage Parents in Fighting Common Core

Parents Against the Common Core is a new initiative launched by American Principles in Action to help engage parents in the fight against the Common Core.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: American Principles in Action, Christy Hooley, Common Core State Standards, Emmett McGroarty, Erin Tuttle, Heidi Huber, Jenni White, Joy Pullmann, Lee Hunter, Parents Against the Common Core

Video: Jim DeMint Discusses 2016 at Iowa Freedom Summit

January 29, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Video: Jim DeMint Discusses 2016 at Iowa Freedom Summit

Heritage Foundation President and former U.S. Senator Jim DeMint discusses what kind of candidate is needed in 2016 and what issues will be at play.

Filed Under: Election Central Tagged With: 2016 candidates, 2016 elections, 2016 issues, Common Core State Standards, Heritage Action, Heritage Foundation, Iowa Freedom Summit, Jim DeMint

Video: Carly Fiorina Discusses 2016, Common Core

January 28, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Video: Carly Fiorina Discusses 2016, Common Core

Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina talks to Caffeinated Thoughts about her interest in 2016, what would set her apart as a candidate and her view of Common Core.

Filed Under: Election Central Tagged With: 2016 Iowa Caucus, 2016 Presidential Race, Carly Fiorina, Common Core State Standards

Common Core Taken to Task at Iowa Freedom Summit

January 27, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Common Core Taken to Task at Iowa Freedom Summit

Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum address the unpopular Common Core State Standards at the Iowa Freedom Summit.

Filed Under: Education, Election Central Tagged With: Achieve, American Diploma Project, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Citizens United, Common Core State Standards, Donald Trump, Iowa Freedom Summit, Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, Steve King, Ted Cruz

Common Core and Islam

December 30, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Common Core and Islam

The Common Core State Standards do not promote Islam or any religion, but it has created the market for new textbooks which have a progressive bent.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Farmville Central High School, Islam, Todd Starnes

Removing Parents from Public Schools

December 17, 2014 By Michael Ramey

Removing Parents from Public Schools

It is not an accident. There really is a steady trend by the government and the courts to remove the influence of parents from the public schools.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, data collection, parental control of education, parental influence in public schools, Statism

Arne Duncan’s Latest Education Power Grab from States

December 8, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Arne Duncan’s Latest Education Power Grab from States

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants to phase out the authority of States to define modified academic achievement standards and develop alternate assessments.

Filed Under: Education, U.S. Politics Tagged With: 10th Amendment, Arne Duncan, Christel Swasey, Common Core State Standards, Education and Secondary Education Act of 1965, federalism, state sovereignty, U.S. Department of Education

Common Core Will Be a Litmus Test Issue in 2016

November 19, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Common Core Will Be a Litmus Test Issue in 2016

Advocates try to downplay support for the Common Core State Standards as being a problem in 2016 for Jeb Bush. They will find they are sorely mistaken.

Filed Under: Education, Election Central Tagged With: 2014 Elections, 2016 elections, Andrew Cuomo, Collaborative for Student Success, Common Core State Standards, education policy, Iowa U.S. Senate Race, Jeb Bush, John Hickenlooper, Karen Nussle, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ted Cruz

New Book Brings Political Right, Left and Center Together to Stop Common Core

November 13, 2014 By Caffeinated Thoughts

New Book Brings Political Right, Left and Center Together to Stop Common Core

Resounding Books officially announced publication of Common Ground on Common Core an 18-essay volume from twenty top education experts and activists.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: American Principles Project, Ceresta Smith, Christopher Tienken, Common Core State Standards, Common Ground on Common Core, Gary Thompson, George Latimer, HSLDA, James Milgram, Jane Robbins, Kirsten Lombard, press releases, Resounding Books, Ron Paul, Sandra Stotsky, Shane Vander Hart, Truth in American Education, United Opt Out, William Estrada, Ze'ev Wurman

Education Lessons from Finland

October 18, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Education Lessons from Finland

Pasi Sahlberg discusses why Finland’s education system is among one of the best in the world and American education reformers haven’t learned these lessons.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: academic assessments, Common Core State Standards, early childhood education, education reform, Finnish Education, high stakes testing, Pasi Sahlberg, PISA

Wurman: Common Core Slows American Students’ Math Progression

October 7, 2014 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Wurman: Common Core Slows American Students’ Math Progression

Ze’ev Wurman, author of a new paper and former senior adviser at U.S. Department of Education, says Common Core Math slows down students’ math progression.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: American Principles Project, Common Core State Standards, Emmett McGroarty, press releases, Ze'ev Wurman

Megan Suhr, Common Core and the Truth

September 24, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Megan Suhr, Common Core and the Truth

Megan Suhr, Democrat candidate in the Iowa House District 28 race, discussed Common Core and it is obvious she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

Filed Under: Education, Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Greg Heartsill, Iowa Core, Iowa House District 28, Iowa State Board of Education, Tamara Scott

Bill Nye is Clueless About Common Core and Its Opposition

September 10, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Bill Nye is Clueless About Common Core and Its Opposition

Bill Nye gives an inane explanation for why he supports core standards and why some people oppose them demonstrates he lacks knowledge on both subjects.

Filed Under: Cultural Issues, Education Tagged With: Bill Nye, Common Core State Standards, Creationism, evolution, Next Generation Science Standards

Three Questions Mike Pence Will Avoid Hiding Out in Iowa

September 4, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Three Questions Mike Pence Will Avoid Hiding Out in Iowa

Gov. Mike Pence (R-IN) will manage to duck questions on Obamacare, Common Core, and integrating workforce development into K-12 education when in Iowa.

Filed Under: Election Central, Iowa News & Politics Tagged With: 2016 Presidential Race, Cam Sutton, Common Core State Standards, Education and Workforce Development, Iowa Caucus, Medicaid expansion, Mike Pence, Terry Branstad

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 8-30-14

August 30, 2014 By Caffeinated Thoughts

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 8-30-14

Shane and Brian talk with an Ankeny mom fed up with Common Core and Standards-Based Grading, plus Rick Perry, ISIS, the IRS emails are found, Obama and Golf

Filed Under: Caffeinated Thoughts Radio Tagged With: Barack Obama, Brian Myers, Common Core State Standards, golf, IRS, ISIS, Kara Hadley, Rick Perry, Shane Vander Hart, Standards Based Grading

Bobby Jindal Sues U.S. Dept. of Education Over Common Core

August 27, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Bobby Jindal Sues U.S. Dept. of Education Over Common Core

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Dept. of Education for pushing the Common Core State Standards and assessments on states.

Filed Under: Education, Louisiana News & Politics Tagged With: 10th Amendment, Bobby Jindal, Common Core State Standards, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Emmett McGroarty, Pioneer Institute, Race to the Top, U.S. Department of Education

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