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Some notes from the Common Core meeting in Lake Norden
Crowd at Lake Norden Common Core event Last night the group South Dakotans Against Common Core held an event in Lake Norden (home of the SD Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame). The event went about an hour...
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Common Core concerns conference in Sioux Falls on October 5
On Saturday, October 5, SD Citizens for Liberty will be hosting a conference on Common Core. This conference will focus upon the many concerns brought up by Common Core standards being implemented in...
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Bolin focusing on Common Core opposition
Rep Bolin in Lake Norden Earlier today David Montgomery passed on the news that State Representative Jim Bolin (R-16) is dropping out of the race for Commissioner of School and Public Lands. Rep Bolin...
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Don’t forget the Common Core Concerns in Sioux Falls tomorrow, October 5th
I would like to briefly remind everyone about the Common Core Concerns Conference tomorrow Saturday October 5, 2013 (I first posted about it on Sept 26). Dr Sandra Stotsky will be a featured speaker...
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Stace Nelson releases OpEd regarding Common Core
Yesterday US Senate Candidate Stace Nelson released the following OpEd regarding Common Core. Later this weekend I will be posting some of my thoughts on his OpEd. As someone who recently began the...
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State adoption of Common Core weakens school choice
A couple of days ago US Senate Candidate Stace Nelson released an OpEd stating his opposition to Common Core implementation in South Dakota. There were four main concerns mentioned in Nelson’s OpEd....
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Those against Common Core do not fear change, they fear lack of change in the...
Today the Argus Leader posted an opinion piece from retired school teacher Renee Rebnord titled ”My Voice: Common Core should be welcomed, not feared“. There is much in opinion piece I disagree with....
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There is no single answer to fixing public education, this is especially true...
Today the Argus Leader posted a Voices piece ‘Common Core critics offer misguided opposition‘ by Michael J. Petrilli and Michael Brickman. The core of this piece revolves around the author trying to...
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Common Core is trying to push centralized standards, yet that is not why...
As I’ve researched Common Core these last few months I find most advocates saying standards are what parents want for their children. I have no doubt that is true for some parents. But is that true for...
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Stop Common Core social media push continues
I’ve had a couple people message me today asking why I was doing an increased number of posts about Common Core this week. This is because the grassroot organizations fighting against Common Core have...
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Documentary movie opposing Common Core coming in February 2014
UPDATE 12-10-13 The video has been fixed by the HSLDA staff. I have embedded the new video in this post. UPDATE 12-9-13 – The video is temporarily down. The HSLDA website it will be back up late on...
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Trailer for Common Core Documentary is now working
Yesterday I posted the trailer for a Common Core documentary produced by the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). Unfortunately that movie as posted had some technical issues and it was...
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Confronting Common Core event in Aberdeen on Jan 7
On Tuesday January 7, 2014, the South Dakota Family Policy Council and Concerned Women for America South Dakota are sponsoring an event called “Confronting Common Core” in Aberdeen, SD. It will be held...
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Notes from the Aberdeen Common Core event
Yesterday evening the South Dakota Family Policy Council and Concerned Women for America South Dakota sponsored an event called “Confronting Common Core” in Aberdeen. I estimate there were around 80...
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Representative Bolin asking for SD citizen support against Common Core on Jan 29
This Wednesday, Jan 29, South Dakota State Representative Jim Bolin (R-16, Lincoln, Union) has requested help from citizens to fight against Common Core. Here is a portion of the request as posted on...
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HCR 1008 fails on the House floor, 35 Representatives decide not to stop...
Yesterday the South Dakota House of Representatives failed to pass House Concurrent Resolution 1008. This resolution was created to stop further implementation of the Common Core State Standards and to...
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SD SB 129: Bill to supplant Common Core will be taken up by Senate Education...
Tomorrow Thursday, Feb 13, the Senate Education Committee will be taking up South Dakota Senate Bill 129. The stated purpose of this bills is to “supplant the Common Core State Standards.” This this...
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HB1187: Parents choice bill successfully forced out of committee
Today was an up and down day for those of hoping for action from the South Dakota Legislature in the battle against Common Core. This morning the House Education Committee took action on three bills....
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Common Core documentary will be released on March 31st
On Monday, March 31, the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) is releasing an investigative documentary about the Common Core State Standards Initiative (I briefly mentioned this movie back in...
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Common Core Documentary released online, it is a MUST WATCH for all parents
If you are a parent, grandparent, or just a person concerned about education in America there is a new online documentary released today that is a must see! The documentary is called Building the...
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