What is Common Core doing to America’s children? Mom shares heartrending photo

There are many reasonable and logical arguments that capture why Common Core is an intrusive disaster. Sometimes, however, those arguments aren’t needed. All it takes is one photo to sum up the heartbreaking impact of Common Core.

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JONES DENOUNCES COMMON CORE STANDARDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Walter B. Jones (NC-3) cosponsored a resolution (H. Res. 476) in support of individual state authority over academic standards and assessments.  The resolution denounces the U.S. Department of Education’s practice of coercion and overreach into state education systems by tying federal funding to the adoption of the Common Core State Standards.

“Under the Tenth Amendment, authority over our education systems is reserved for the individual states, not the federal government, making the Department of Education’s overreach in this area clearly unconstitutional,” said Congressman Jones.  “Furthermore, serious concerns have been raised with the quality of education provided under the Common Core Standards.”  

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Do Common Core’s roots date back to America’s earliest socialists?

You must check out the article and see the Common Core worksheet!  It is complete government propaganda!  ~ Lynn

The Blaze, by Benjamin Weingarten, February 11, 2014

In a recent article, TheBlaze’s Fred Lucas noted a troubling aspect of the mindset driving Common Core. Lucas revealed that during an education panel at the liberal think tank Center for American Progress, Common Core proponent and former Massachusetts education Secretary Paul Reveille stated “the children belong to all of us.”

Back in 2010, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan argued that schools should have a communal function stating:

“My vision is that schools need to be community centers. Schools need to be open 12, 13, 14 hours a day six, seven days a week, 12 months out of the year, with a whole host of activities, particularly in disadvantaged communities…Where schools truly become centers of the community, great things happen.”

In doing some research on progressive education, we came across “Education: Free & Compulsory,” a 1971 book written by libertarian economist Murray Rothbard. In the book, Rothbard notes that Frances Wright and Robert Dale Owen, two of the first socialists in America, writing in the early-to-mid-1800s, outlined an education system eerily ideologically similar to that of Paul Reveille, Arne Duncan and other proponents of Common Core specifically and progressive education more broadly.

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Common Core standards split state’s teachers, politicians

WILMINGTON — Politicians and educators in North Carolina are asking a controversial question about the new Common Core standards: Should we stay, or should we go? The state is the latest in a growing list fighting battles over the merits and drawbacks of the set of math and English standards that has been adopted by 45 states since 2010.

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Common Core MATH calls 2000 election unfair, describes Lincoln’s religion as ‘liberal’ The Daily Caller, Eric Owens, February 5, 2014

Another week has gone by and, like clockwork, some more hilariously awful Common Core math lessons have oozed out of the woodwork.

This time, reports EAGnews.org, the culprit is Illuminations, an outfit created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and financially supported by the Verizon Foundation.

The Common Core-aligned lessons on offer at the Illuminations website are nothing if not illuminating.

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McCrory: Common Core fan Jim Hunt a mentor, hero, adviser

The Daily Haymaker, by Brant Clifton • January 16, 2014

Governor Pat McCrory unveiled his education agenda yesterday, and opponents of the common core curriculum can’t be happy with what they heard:

McCrory previewed his legislative agenda in a speech at the Hunt Institute’s Holshouser Legislators Retreat on Monday night, though he did not provide specific policy plans.

McCrory repeatedly emphasized the importance of bipartisanship in approaching the issue of education, saying “this is not a Republican issue or a Democratic issue,” and praised former Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt as a valued adviser.

“Jim Hunt is a hero of mine, he’s a mentor of mine, and the state has been so fortunate to have him in leadership in so many different ways,” he said. “From the day I came in office and was sworn in and then sworn at at times, he’s been a great adviser to me.”

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CCTA Public Service Announcement

January 14, 2014

CCTA to get Common Core Update 

Lindalyn Kakadelis, a former teacher, former member of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education, Director of the North Carolina Education Alliance (NCEA), TV and radio personality, and published author, who has also handled outreach for the John Lock Foundation and done work for Civitas will speak about Common Core educational standards at the Coastal Taxpayers Association's (CCTA) public meeting on Tuesday, January 21 at 7 p.m. at the Stanly Hall Ballroom in New Bern. North Carolina adopted the Common Core standards for kindergarten through 12^th grade, but the General Assembly currently has a joint House and Senate committee studying the pros, cons, and costs of implementing Common Core. Michael Speciale who represents many citizens in the greater New Bern area is a member of the study committee.

Questions and controversy have surrounded Common Core from the beginning. Is it a "state led" or federal program, and did "crony capitalists" like Microsoft pull a fast one? Does it represent high standards as some suggest, or will it dumb down North Carolina students as others aver? Is the kindergarten through 3^rd grade testing too hard and will it cause young children to dread school? Are high school standards so low as to make it difficult for graduates to get into good colleges and universities? What about the requirements for student data collection; are they something parents should fear, or are they harmless? Claims and counterclaims swirl. Lindalyn Kakadelis can provide the background that will enable parents, educational professionals, and concerned taxpaying citizens decide for themselves. Mrs. Kakadelis will also bring us up to date on the latest developments since Common Core is very much in a state of flux as people with strong opposing views continue to try to influence its outcome in North Carolina and beyond.

Mrs. Kakadelis' presentation will be made in the historic and lovely Stanly Hall Ballroom. An elevator entrance to the second floor ballroom is at 249 Craven Street. A stair entrance is at 305 Pollack Street.  

                                                                                                                     

Info provided by:

Raynor James, PR Chair, Coastal Carolina Taxpayers