informing and fighting back against education overreaches to save hearts and souls
As anti CCSS Warriors, we’ve heard of educational research on the K-12 level, the higher education level, but did you know there’s an educational research group for those in pre-kindergarten? I first wrote about the National Institute for Early Education Research and their Zero to Three involvement: https://www.commoncorediva.com/tag/national-institute-for-early-education-research/ While that article will name the same […]
Continue ReadingWould you believe an almost $10 million dollar grant given to the National Research and Development Centers was given back in 2012 and ends in 2017? Would you believe it’s tied to Common Core ELA? Would you believe it’s geared for ADULTS both in the USA and Canada? Read on, my Warriors! The Grant: You […]
Continue ReadingA new pro CCSS report filled with the pro CCSS side’s version of truth is now available for we, the warriors, against CCSS. The book was announced on Twitter by the CCSSO (Council of Chief State School Officers), Dr. June Atkinson, on July 6th, 2015. See below: I’ll be sure to post the link so […]
Continue ReadingAnti CCSS Warriors, just in time for the 4th of July, the latest ‘Zero to 3 State Baby Facts’ for each of the 50 states are out. So be ready to ‘rumble’! The National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families: http://www.zerotothree.org/ Their mission statement per the above website address is, “ZERO TO THREE is a […]
Continue ReadingIn continuing to look back at the anti CCSS year so far, today’s article will share the best files I’ve been able to offer you in aiding your battle against Common Core. In no particular order, here are the ‘files’ most important and worth sharing again. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education: This info […]
Continue ReadingAs a Common Core warrior, it is important to state that education reform in the realm of the CC Standards finds us uncovering alignment from all angles. No matter if it is directed toward the students, teachers, administration, or other areas in education, there is always something there which points (either very subtly or very […]
Continue Reading“Fib-o-Meter” Friday!! Today’s article will take another look at the SBAC and PARCC CCSS aligned assessments. The original article: Back in January of this year (2015) I shared with you all kinds of information on the 2 assessment consortia. All kinds of “Total Truths” were shared..even the technical bulletins detailing what flow the data collected […]
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