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Common Core State Standards

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Ankeny Community School District Introduces Indoctrination in New Texts

Ankeny Community School District uses TCI curriculum that claims to be “Common Core aligned,” but introduces indoctrination into social studies textbooks.

Survey Shows Common Core Opposition Among Iowa Educators

A survey conducted by Professional Educators of Iowa of their members show a majority of respondents are down on the Common Core.

Survey Says: It Doesn’t Quite Add Up

The “Righty/Lefty” survey that surfaced in October of this year at Aurora…

Matt Whitaker Reaches Out to Homeschoolers

Matt Whitaker, Republican candidate for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, met with 15 Iowa homeschooling leaders in Des Moines to discuss issues of concern.

Buying Colorado

I have been knee-deep in researching the Common Core State Standards Initiative…

WI Schools Chief Threatens Lawsuit if Common Core Is Rejected

Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Tony Evers, said that any rejection of the Common Core may be taken to the WI Supreme Court.

Governor Branstad’s Common Core Executive Order, A Good First Step

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s executive order is a good first step at addressing concerns surrounding the Common Core, but doesn’t end the debate.

Branstad Signs Executive Order Addressing Common Core Concerns

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed Executive Order 83 in order to address growing concern among Iowans over the Common Core State Standards.

Wisconsin Democrats Sling Insults; Common Core Opponents Offer Solutions

In Wisconsin those opposed to the Common Core State Standards have offered solutions. Wisconsin Democrat leaders seem content hurling insults.

One Missouri Mom’s Fight to Oppose Common Core State Standards

Jill Carter, a mother of two in Southwest Missouri, succeeded in having her local school board in Granby, MO approve a resolution opposing Common Core.

A Petition to Stop Common Core in Iowa

Iowans for Local control launched a petition today to stop the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards in Iowa.

What Data Does the Iowa Department of Education Collect?

The Iowa Department of Education provides information about what type of student data they collect and share.

Parent Arrested at Common Core Forum in Maryland

Robert Small was escorted from a Common Core forum in Towson, MD by an off-duty police officer for interrupting the forum with questions and then arrested.

Child Psychologist: Common Core Early Elementary Standards Inappropriate

Child Psychologist Dr. Megan Koschnick Criticizes Common Core Standards for K-3 as Age and Developmentally Inappropriate.

Chuck Grassley: Fed Involvement in Common Core Undermines Federalism

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) in a Pioneer Institute/American Principles Project white paper criticized the federal coercision present with the Common Core.

Michelle Malkin Discusses Common Core at RightOnline

Michelle Malkin warns GOP governors to listen to their grassroots on Common Core at a conservative conference held in Orlando, FL Labor Day weekend.