Word has it the Common Core Conference Committee is close to resolving differences between the House (HB 1061) and Senate (SB 812) bills. Insiders and press reports say the final ... Keep Reading
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Common Core bill goes to House floor with a few warts
The House Education Committee approved legislation yesterday to replace Common Core Standards in North Carolina public schools. The bill, which will be heard on the House floor ... Keep Reading
NC lawmakers finally taking a look at Common Core questions
This article originally published in the News & Observer After a spring and summer of growing public discontent over the Common Core State Standards and their effect, the ... Keep Reading
Common Core English Language Arts Standards: More Problems than Promise
On June 2, 2010 the North Carolina State Board of Education adopted the Common Core math and English Language Arts standards. Opinion regarding the quality of the English Language ... Keep Reading
Common Core got you mad? What are you going to do about it?
In How Not to argue with Parents about Common Core, Michele Malkin zeroes in on why parents are frustrated with not only Common Core State Standards (CCSS) but also with the ... Keep Reading
Common Core: What’s Next – Greensboro
Are you a concerned citizen or parent frustrated with how Common Core Standards impact your children and wonder what you can do about it? If so, you'll want to attend Common Core ... Keep Reading
Common Core Mess: Standards Are Badly Flawed
I'd read about the flaws in Common Core Standards, but our Civitas Common Core Forum yesterday really opened my eyes. Much of what we have been told about them is misleading or ... Keep Reading
NC Teachers Speak Up On Common Core
As schools across North Carolina begin teaching classes based on the Common Core standards, it is timely and appropriate to consider the views of the people who are closest to the ... Keep Reading
Report: Common Core weakens state and local autonomy over education
By signing on to national standards and the assessments that will accompany them, participating states have ceded their autonomy to design and oversee the implementation of their ... Keep Reading
McCrory ed speech largely disappointing for conservatives
This morning Gov. McCrory gave a speech at the North Carolina Conference on Education. For conservatives and opponents of Common Core standards, the speech was a ... Keep Reading
