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View in your browser. Welcome Today marks the five-year anniversary of the adoption of the Common Core State Standards in North Carolina. How do you plan on celebrating? CommenTerry On…
Hugh Hewitt‘s latest column for the Washington Examiner focuses on political implications of the Common Core school standards debate. Widespread (and very passionate) opposition to the new standards and tests…
Compare the following articles from July 7, 2014: NEA wants Duncan’s resignation and Obama: Put better teachers in poor schools There are two ways to look at the policy implications…
View in your browser. Welcome On Wednesday, I published a new report, Common Core State Standards: The way forward. In this week’s CommenTerry, I provide an excerpt from that study.…
I point out in my new Q&A publication, “60 Questions About Common Core: Answers for North Carolinians,” that Common Core proponents have a tendency to scoff at, rather than address…
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Just five months after releasing a report that outlined key questions surrounding…
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — New public school standards dubbed the Common Core are generating questions for…
Privacy advocates are speaking out about a national student data tracking system that is receiving detailed personal information about school kids. Guilford County Schools is participating. The Shared Learning Infrastructure,…
Dr. Terry Stoops states several good reasons why North Carolina should reconsider Common Core Standards. Another cause of concern could be the Public License for the Common Core Standards. Representations,…
Beyond the humorous observations, Joel Stein‘s latest “Awesome Column” for TIME raises some serious questions about the new Common Core standards that will impact the education of public school students…
Governor Romney named his education advisors today. They include the following: Nina S. Rees, Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Knowledge Universe Dr. Martin R. West, Assistant, Harvard Graduate…