Common Core

melanie.hunter | September 30, 2016
In a campaign speech in Bedford, N.H., GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday that in his administration, Common Core state educational…
melanie.hunter | February 8, 2016
GOP presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich told "Fox News Sunday" that he would put education in the hands of states instead of the federal…
Eric Scheiner | November 17, 2015
Author on Common Core: ‘A Comprehensive Dumbing Down of American Education at Every Level’ See More at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/barbara-…
Barbara Boland | April 21, 2015
“We need to repeal every word of Common Core,” said Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sunday to applause from a group gathered…
Barbara Boland | April 15, 2015
Educating “the next generation” is “the most important non-family enterprise” we have, said presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to a six-person…
Barbara Boland | April 3, 2015
In response to an education budget bill that would continue funding for Common Core, a New York lawmaker laid out a unique challenge to New York …
danjoseph | March 25, 2015
Teacher, Nancy Atwell is the first-ever recipient of the "Global Teacher Prize," which has been described by some as the Nobel Prize of teaching.…
Barbara Boland | February 11, 2015
"You have made us the enemy," wrote seven New York State Teachers of the Year in an open letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.). The rollout of the…
danjoseph | January 23, 2015
A sixth-grade teacher in upstate New York tearfully asked the local school board to be reassigned due to her objections to teaching using "Common…