http://twitter.com/#!/redsteeze/status/461668344283037696 Comedian and dad Louis C.K. says he’s had enough of seeing his kids in tears over standardized tests and frustrating, nonsensical Common Core “educational standards.” Criticism of Common Core from a parent? Can’t have that! Enter Newsweek writer Alexander Nazaryan: http://twitter.com/#!/alexnazaryan/status/461565419758051328 http://twitter.com/#!/alexnazaryan/status/461571335458934784 Here’s what happens when you snidely dismiss this comedian: http://twitter.com/#!/alexnazaryan/status/461660716270108672 http://twitter.com/#!/alexnazaryan/status/461660963889246208 http://twitter.com/#!/alexnazaryan/status/461662270993739776 […]
http://twitter.com/#!/patriotsongbird/status/488283712962830336 Wow. Here’s a link to the Gates-subsidized NBCNews.com article. There is no indication that it’s an advertisement or advertorial. It appears to be a bona fide news story written by a bona fide reporter (Nona Willis Aronowitz). Here it is featured along with NBC News’ other articles on its education page: It’s no secret that the Gates […]
http://twitter.com/#!/annbecker1999/status/521754241959211008 The president of the Cincinnati Tea Party says she was denied admittance to a get-out-the-vote campaign stop by Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich Monday night and threatened with arrest because she intended to ask a question about the governor’s support for Common Core. Tea partier @annbecker1999 ejected from @JohnKasich #ohgov rally. Disruptive, or just wearing anti […]
http://twitter.com/#!/DianeRavitch/status/406029789070241792 Education policy analyst Diane Ravitch is no hard-right conservative, but she does deviate from the Obama Administration on certain issues, including the Common Core education standards. This morning, Ravitch tweeted that the Common Core approach to teaching the Gettysburg Address is a “travesty.” The bizarre approach was highlighted in a recent article by Valerie Strauss in the Washington […]
