Perspectives Increasingly Uncommon Common Core Malcolm A. Kline September 14, 2015 As more states learn what Common Core involves, fewer of them want anything to do with it. “The number of…
Perspectives Smells Like Common Core Malcolm A. Kline August 31, 2015 Even when teachers don’t appear to be complaining about Common Core they actually are, because CC is so unpopular that…
Perspectives Education Wonk Changes His Mind on Arne Duncan Spencer Irvine August 24, 2015 The Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Michael Petrilli recently wrote an apologetic op-ed for Fordham’s e-mail newsletter entitled “The new ESEA…
Faculty Lounge Jeb Bush, John Kasich Distance Themselves from Common Core Support Spencer Irvine August 20, 2015 Looks like they are backtracking way too fast for comfort on their past support of Common Core, huh?
Faculty Lounge Education Secretary’s Kids Don’t Have to do Common Core Testing Spencer Irvine July 19, 2015 Why is that? Because Arne Duncan’s children are enrolled in private schools, at least that’s what the College Fix reported….
Perspectives Common Core Crack-Up Malcolm A. Kline June 27, 2015 The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in education continue to crumble when they encounter reality. “Not a single junior at…
Perspectives Common Core’s Slow Collapse Malcolm A. Kline May 29, 2015 As a public service, we try to track the progress, or lack thereof, of the latest top-down education reform concocted…
Events, Guest Articles, News Creativity and Common Core Nick Kowalski May 12, 2015 This SXSWedu session’s description sums up the matter: “What if job performance was measured by a year-end test aiming to…
Perspectives The Left Protests Common Core Malcolm A. Kline April 7, 2015 Opposition to the Common Core education reforms embraced by the Obama Administration is growing, and not just on the political…
Perspectives Bipartisan Common Core Opposition Malcolm A. Kline March 2, 2015 Contrary to popular belief, aka news media coverage, opposition to the Common Core education reforms of President Obama is stretching…
Perspectives Common Core on the Ropes Malcolm A. Kline February 2, 2015 The Common Core education standards are not advancing as supporters had hoped and the Obama Administration that promoted them bears…
News Common Core Curtailed in Colorado Malcolm A. Kline December 11, 2014 For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Thus, no matter how full-throated the endorsements of Common Core…
