No Action Taken on Branstad’s Common Core Order

The Iowa Department of Education still has not taken action on Governor Terry Branstad’s Common Core executive order issued nine months ago.

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

Common Core Proponents Attack HSLDA Documentary on Common Core

HSLDA released Building the Machine, a documentary on the Common Core, and Gates-funded Common Core advocates are worried enough to retool their message.

New Study Suggests Remedies for Common Core’s Literature Deficit

A new study released by Pioneer Institute shows that states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards should include a literature-based standard.

The Sovereign State of Texas Stands Tall Against Fed Takeover of Education

Texas has pulled out of the Council of Chief State School Officers…