If you want to understand the catastrophe of education during the Obama administration, a new book by Dr. Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, is a must-read. His book is entitled Drilling through the Core: Why Common Core … [Read more...] about Exposing the Common Core Fraud
How Common Core Ended the Bush Dynasty
As Republicans try to make sense of Donald Trump’s huge victory in the South Carolina primary, the big news is the shellacking of Jeb Bush in a state that voted four times for a George Bush for president. Trump defeated Jeb by the overwhelming … [Read more...] about How Common Core Ended the Bush Dynasty
Undercover Video Exposes Common Core
A new set of undercover videos has been released by Project Veritas, the organization started by young journalist James O’Keefe who exposed ACORN in 2009 and NPR in 2011, resulting in the resignation of top officials at both organizations. The … [Read more...] about Undercover Video Exposes Common Core
Don’t Give Obama More Power Over Schools
After spending most of June giving President Obama new authority to negotiate trade deals with low-wage countries in Asia, Congressional Republicans are now poised to spend July giving Obama new authority over education in America’s public … [Read more...] about Don’t Give Obama More Power Over Schools
Crimes Against Your Children
Parents are up in arms against the new attempt to federalize what schools teach called Common Core, but the even more basic “crimes of the educators” are described in the new book by Samuel Blumenfeld under that title. If you want your children to be … [Read more...] about Crimes Against Your Children
Common Core’s Growing Unpopularity
The highly acclaimed school standards called Common Core are becoming so unpopular that they may soon be politically untouchable. The critics are piling on from Glenn Beck to the Wall Street Journal, with senior academics and activist parents in … [Read more...] about Common Core’s Growing Unpopularity
Common Core Becomes a Nightmare
Americans are waking up to how bad Common Core really is for education, but its nightmare does not go away quickly. Liberal education bureaucrats (“educrats”) are now trying to enforce Common Core through the courts, with one lawsuit … [Read more...] about Common Core Becomes a Nightmare
Growing Rejection of Common Core
The most controversial current issue in education today is clearly Common Core. It’s being more hotly debated than bullying, zero tolerance, sex ed, abortion, or even school lunches. Common Core is the title of a new set of standards that the … [Read more...] about Growing Rejection of Common Core
My Child Is Not Common
“My Child Is Not Common” are the words on the attention-getting signs carried by a group of white and African-American mothers protesting the adoption of the aggressively promoted Common Core standards. Common Core is scheduled to take … [Read more...] about My Child Is Not Common
Education Reporter — April 2014
One Man's Money: Bill Gates, Education, and Common Core Bill Gates wrote in USA Today on February 12, 2014: "we're in the grip of mythology." He claims that the "myths" surrounding Common Core standards are "harmful, because they can lead people … [Read more...] about Education Reporter — April 2014
