Jeb Bush: Common Core Critics Care Too Much About Children’s Self Esteem
Jeb Bush touted himself as a “eat your broccoli” type of Governor at the Broward Workshop business breakfast on Friday. I think he’s more like a guy who just continually puts his foot in his mouth.Now he echoes Arne Duncan’s critique of moms upset about their children’s test scores by implying that Common Core opponents care too much about children’s self-esteem.From the Miami Herald:Bush has rep
Bobby Jindal is Riding the Fence on Common Core
I ran across this story in the Shreveport Times where Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal dodged questions on the Common Core. Where does Governor Jindal stand on bills that are being considered in the Louisiana Legislature this session?Here’s an excerpt:When asked about an overall opinion of Common Core, the governor replied, “We’ve had good conversations with the authors. I don’t think it’s progres
Sandra Stotsky: Local School Boards Must Take Action Now
Local school boards must take action now. They still have the legal authority in every single state even if they are told they don’t, or think they don’t.They must, upon petition by parents asap, vote (1) to allow parents to opt-out their children from any Common Core-based test (pilot, field, or regular); (2) to forbid any further implementation of curriculum based on and addressing CC standards;
Louisiana Mom Testifies Against Data Collection During State Senate Hearing
Sara Wood, a mom in Louisiana, gave testimony before during a hearing on SB 449 before the Louisiana Senate Education Committee on March 19th. This bill will likely be up for a vote on Wednesday and it is important to note that it is wholly inadequate to protect privacy.
You can watch her testimony below (or here starting at the 1:53 mark):
Gretchen Logue at Missouri Education Watchdog outlines the concerns she gives:
- Kids are becoming a data index
- In her legislative experiences, statist and elitist mentality pervades
- Parents have been villianized in every way possible
- Parents are omitted in everything…”we matter nothing”
- This is my children’s information
- Unintended consequences
- There is a freedom and right to privacy and this Louisiana Mom Testifies Against Data Collection During State Senate Hearing | Truth in American Education:
