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Teachers Being Threatened For Discussing Common Core Opt Out
This past summer, a New York State Assemblyman blasted state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia for launching a “goon squad” to intimidate teachers who discuss Common Core opt out choices with parents. That…
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Senate Confirms Education Secretary Who Believes Opposition To Common Core Is Racist
Is it any wonder that the conservative base has zero faith in the Republican party standing up to Obama’s Supreme Court nomination – a nomination that could skew the court…
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Watch: Common Core Exec Makes Some Pretty Shocking Statements About the Constitution
The latest undercover video to come out of Project Veritas, the third in their Common Core series, is a stunning insight into what is being taught – or not taught…
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Textbook Distributor: I Hate Kids, Common Core About Making Money
A textbook sales executive with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt was caught in an undercover video saying “I hate kids,” adding that Common Core education standards are nothing more than a way…
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Common Core Creator: Parents Shouldn’t Teach Their Kids Math, They’re Not Smart Enough
Jason Zimba, who NPR once dubbed “the man behind common core math,” is advising parents to back off of teaching their kids basic lessons because they’re not trained to properly do so.…
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Brilliant: New York’s Response to Common Core Debacle – We’ll Change the Name
A staggering 20% of students in New York opted out of Common Core testing this past year, but Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch thinks the state has finally figured out how…
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Assemblyman Blasts Education Commissioner For Unleashing ‘Goon Squad’ On Parents
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco has blasted state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia for launching a “goon squad” to intimidate parents who choose to opt their children out of Common Core testing. Via…
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Education Commissioner Says Parents Who Opt Out Of Common Core Are Unreasonable, Threatens Legal Action
Newly minted state Education Commissioner has prepared for battle with parents and teachers who support opting student out of Common Core, repeatedly insinuating that they are simply ignorant and even…
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Education Commissioner Threatens Schools, Parents Over Common Core Opt Out Numbers
It’s really becoming a tired song and dance on two fronts. Any time schools, parents and students mount a protest to the Common Core standards and testing in New York…
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DeFrancisco Confirms: Cuomo Pressured Republicans on Skelos Replacement
Upstate conservative Senator John DeFrancisco has confirmed that Governor Cuomo “made calls” and pressured Republicans to elect his preferred choice, John Flanagan, for Senate Majority Leader. In an exclusive report…
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West Virginia Students Being Suspended For Opting Out Of Common Core Tests
Parents of students at Liberty High School in West Virginia are receiving phone calls from the school indicating that their child will be suspended if they opt out of Common…
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Education Secretary Threatens Parents Who Opt Out, Implies It’s Racist
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued a veiled threat to the parents and students who choose to opt out of Common Core testing – The Feds “have an obligation to…
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Shakedown: School Official Demands Names of Teachers Who Encouraged Common Core Opt Out
An e-mail sent from a high-ranking official in the Rochester Central School District has rattled some teachers who believe they are being bullied for possibly having encouraged students and parents…
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Incredible: Upstate School Reports 56% Common Core Opt Out Rate
Nearly 56% of students at a school district in Rochester have opted out of Common Core testing, with more expected as testing begins on Tuesday. Interim Superintendent Bill Cala reports…
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Lawmaker Challenges Governor Cuomo to Take Common Core Test
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R), the lawmaker who has sponsored the Common Core Parental Refusal Act and started a petition that will send a message to Governor Cuomo with each signature urging…
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Assembly Members Start RefuseCommonCore.com Petition
Assembly members behind the Common Core Parental Refusal Act have started a petition that will send a message to Governor Cuomo with each signature urging him to support the legislation.…
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Watch: Teacher Describes Special Needs Child That Hurt Himself Over Common Core
A press conference was held earlier this week regarding the Common Core Parental Refusal Act, legislation that would require schools in New York state to notify parents of their right to refuse…
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Republicans Submit Common Core Parental Refusal Act
Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco has submitted legislation that would require schools to notify parents of their right to refuse standardized Common Core testing for their children. The process of opting…
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New York Teacher Opts Out of Common Core
This past school season, students opting out of Common Core testing had a significant impact in New York state schools, leaving districts with a dilemma when it comes to grant…
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Teacher Tearfully Opts Out of Common Core Testing, Calls It ‘Cruel and Harmful’
A sixth grade English teacher at Ichabod Crane in upstate New York broke down in tears in front of the school board, as she requested to be reassigned when it…
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Stop Common Core Ballot Line Becomes Largest Petition Operation In State History
A group pushing to create the Stop Common Core ballot line has filed over 62,000 signatures with the state Board of Elections, making it the largest petition operation in New York State history.…
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Common Core Opponents May Soon Have Their Own Ballot Line
Common Core opponents are putting forth an effort to create a statewide ballot line in New York. Should the group garner 15,000 signatures for an independent line, concerned parents and…
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Students Opting Out of Common Core Are Having A Serious Effect in New York
For those under the impression that opting out of Common Core testing couldn’t possibly have an effect, think again. New York has seen a rise in the number of parents…
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Education Commissioner: Opposing Common Core Is Racist
John King, New York’s State Education Commissioner, took the opportunity to discuss racial segregation in the Brown v. Board of Education anniversary, to allege that Common Core standards are designed to…
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Astorino Opts His Kids Out of Common Core Testing
Republican candidate for Governor, Rob Astorino, released a video statement today in which he announced his own children have been opted out of Common Core testing. Via the Times Union:…
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Assembly Set to Vote On Bill to Delay Common Core in New York?
The New York State Assembly has introduced a bill designed to delay Common Core standards used for both student grading and teacher evaluation. The purpose of this legislation reads: This…
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New York Principals: Common Core Testing Causing Kids To Vomit and Pee Their Pants
First we had the President of a teacher’s union explain that Common Core testing is having psychological ramifications with our children. Now, eight principals in New York State have penned…
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Video: Teacher’s Union President Says Common Core is Child Abuse
At a Common Core forum held Tuesday at Ward Melville High School, Beth Dimino ripped New York State Education Commissioner John King, calling for his “resignation and firing” and describing the…
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Less Than One-Third of Students Pass Math and English Exams in NY
Common Core has struck in New York, and its first victims are seemingly the students. Under the strict new education regulations, only 31% of students were rated as ‘proficient’ in…
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Sick – School Assignment Asks Students to Think Like a Nazi, Argue Why Jews Are Evil
A creative writing assignment at Albany High School asks students to make an argument as to why they would be loyal to a pretend Nazi official. The assignment was given…
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