Tag: Common Core
Updated on February 3, 2014 by South Carolina Policy Council
‘NULLIFYING’ COMMON CORE WON’T MAKE IT GO AWAY, BUT A BILL NOW IN THE LEGISLATURE WOULD GIVE TAXPAYERS SOME SAY IN THE MATTER The first step toward removing Common Core requirements from the South Carolina education system – strangely enough – would have nothing directly to do with Common Core. A bill prefiled for …
Updated on November 14, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
MAYBE, BUT IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN PASSING A LAW Opponents of Common Core, the nationalized set of academic standards currently being imposed on South Carolina public schools, are wondering how to stop it – or indeed if it’s too late to stop it. While four states refused to implement these standards in the first …
Updated on October 22, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A CURRICULUM YOU WOULD CHOOSE? In Part I of our analysis of Common Core-based curriculum material, we discussed some problematic lesson plans disseminated by Student Achievement Partners, a nonprofit organization founded by three contributing authors of Common Core State Standards. In the present analysis we discuss Common Core-aligned Homework/Test Questions and …
Updated on October 2, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
A RECENT EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING SUGGESTS JUST HOW MUCH POWER WE’RE GIVING AWAY “Security has asked me to advise that they are in attendance. If there are any outbursts from the audience, they will be escorted out of the meeting.” That’s how this week’s Education Oversight Committee (EOC) meeting was kicked off. In its …
Updated on September 19, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
EDUCATION OR INDOCTRINATION? We recently laid out answers to some frequently asked questions about Common Core in South Carolina. To recap: Common Core is already being implemented in our state; it is a de facto federal education program; and given the power structure of our state government, it isn’t going to be easy to get …
WE HATE TO SAY WE TOLD YOU SO, BUT WE DID In September 2011, a week after President Obama announced that states could apply for waivers from some No Child Left Behind provisions, we warned against accepting the notion that getting these waivers would return any real power over education back to the states. We …
Updated on September 30, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
WHAT IS IT? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? Over the past several weeks, a great deal of controversy and discussions have arisen on the topic of Common Core Curriculum. We asked our policy analysts to explain exactly what the program is, whether South Carolina has opted in to …
Tag: Common Core
Rejecting Common Core – and the Structure that Made It Possible
Updated on February 3, 2014 by South Carolina Policy Council
‘NULLIFYING’ COMMON CORE WON’T MAKE IT GO AWAY, BUT A BILL NOW IN THE LEGISLATURE WOULD GIVE TAXPAYERS SOME SAY IN THE MATTER The first step toward removing Common Core requirements from the South Carolina education system – strangely enough – would have nothing directly to do with Common Core. A bill prefiled for …
Category: Commentary, Education, Independence from DC, Reform & Restructuring Tags: Common Core, Educational Performance, K-12 education
Can Common Core Be Stopped?
Updated on November 14, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
MAYBE, BUT IT MAY TAKE MORE THAN PASSING A LAW Opponents of Common Core, the nationalized set of academic standards currently being imposed on South Carolina public schools, are wondering how to stop it – or indeed if it’s too late to stop it. While four states refused to implement these standards in the first …
Category: Commentary, Education, Independence from DC Tags: Common Core, K-12 education
What Will Our Children Learn Under Common Core? – Part II
Updated on October 22, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A CURRICULUM YOU WOULD CHOOSE? In Part I of our analysis of Common Core-based curriculum material, we discussed some problematic lesson plans disseminated by Student Achievement Partners, a nonprofit organization founded by three contributing authors of Common Core State Standards. In the present analysis we discuss Common Core-aligned Homework/Test Questions and …
Category: Commentary, Education, Independence from DC Tags: Common Core, K-12 education
S.C. Public Education & the Common Core Zeitgeist
Updated on October 2, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
A RECENT EDUCATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING SUGGESTS JUST HOW MUCH POWER WE’RE GIVING AWAY “Security has asked me to advise that they are in attendance. If there are any outbursts from the audience, they will be escorted out of the meeting.” That’s how this week’s Education Oversight Committee (EOC) meeting was kicked off. In its …
Category: Commentary, Education, Independence from DC, Self Governance Tags: Common Core, K-12 education
What Will Our Children Learn Under Common Core? – Part I
Updated on September 19, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
EDUCATION OR INDOCTRINATION? We recently laid out answers to some frequently asked questions about Common Core in South Carolina. To recap: Common Core is already being implemented in our state; it is a de facto federal education program; and given the power structure of our state government, it isn’t going to be easy to get …
Category: Commentary, Education Tags: Common Core, K-12 education, Lesson Plans, School Choice
How “Waiving” NCLB Reinforced Federal Control
Updated on July 31, 2014 by South Carolina Policy Council
WE HATE TO SAY WE TOLD YOU SO, BUT WE DID In September 2011, a week after President Obama announced that states could apply for waivers from some No Child Left Behind provisions, we warned against accepting the notion that getting these waivers would return any real power over education back to the states. We …
Category: Commentary, Education, Independence from DC Tags: Common Core, No Child Left Behind
Common Core in South Carolina: FAQs
Updated on September 30, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
WHAT IS IT? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? Over the past several weeks, a great deal of controversy and discussions have arisen on the topic of Common Core Curriculum. We asked our policy analysts to explain exactly what the program is, whether South Carolina has opted in to …
Category: Commentary, Education, Independence from DC, Self Governance Tags: Common Core, K-12 education, No Child Left Behind