Responding to the Common Core Standards

You have until April 2nd to comment on the Common Core Standards in Reading and Math. April 1st might be an appropriate day. According to Ed Week, over 2,000 people have already taken the time to go to www.corestandards.org and navigate the comment section to record comments. Your voice matters, even if changes to the K–3 level at [...]

Common Core Standards For Young Children…Beware

National “Common Core,” grade by grade, K–12 educational standards are being rapidly finalized across the political landscape as they pass through the doors of governor’s offices and state houses even before the miniscule window of opportunity for public comment closes.

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Voices in the Wilderness

If you work in the field of education, you may share the same troubling mental image I have as we enter the new decade and ponder the future of our children.

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