Utahns Against Common Core
I received this email from someone last week which I think many of you will be interested in. This is not Common Core related, although we all know about the awful perversion of AP U.S. History that...
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Click here to listen to Dr. Jim Milgram warn how Common Core will devastate America’s technical prowess....
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This week I received two comments on the Common Core math standards which are worth reading and understanding. This first is from Ze’ev Wurman, a former member of California’s Academic Content...
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Two stories I just received. What is it going to take for you to do more than sign a petition? “My daughter, _______ who lives in ______, is on the Community Counsel for _____ High. A few days ago in...
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A couple Saturday’s ago, the Utah county delegates voted to enact a couple resolutions against Common Core, and in favor of partisan school board elections, and leave a meeting on time instead of...
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If you want to know what *real* school board members do, check this out. There was discussion at the August 12th school board meeting in Alpine regarding AIR, the company Utah contracted with to...
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Please come to a protest on Thursday at 11:30 – 1:00 at the State Office of Education (250 East 500 South, SLC). Invite everyone you can, especially those with children with disabilities. In a...
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The Homeschool Legal Defense Association just released this sequel to their first video exposing Common Core. This excellent video contains a number of parent interviews talking about how Common Core...
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Yesterday, Dr. Gary Thompson posted this document to Facebook with this comment: It’s the handbook on how to manipulate teachers worldwide in this crap. Another “score” for all you right wing nut bags....
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Here are a few recent articles that have come out which everyone should read, particularly visitors from the state office of education that visit this site. I have to believe some of you are alert to...
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Yesterday the state office released the names of the four finalists for Utah state superintendent. It’s a disaster. You can find more extensive bios on the four finalists here:...
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I heard from someone last week who had someone complain to her that this site is just negative and never offers solutions. Regardless of the fact that we have several posts on this site that clearly...
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Great little video that FreedomWorks put out. Lets try freedom and local control over conformity.
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Michelle Malkin’s latest article exposes what’s happening with data collection on our children. Don’t miss this and then email your legislators and ask them to terminate the Statewide Longitudinal...
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Warning for all you non-religious types… I’m about to exercise my first amendment right and share my secular and religious thoughts based on my personal beliefs as a member of the Church of Jesus...
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This comment was posted to Facebook by Jared Carman and I wanted to make sure it got wider notice so it’s here for your information. Jared serves on the Utah instructional materials committee and so he...
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State School Board Candidate Joel Wright in District 9 posted these shocking screenshots to Facebook exposing a pretty clear cut case of unethical engagement by ASD board member JoDee Sundberg and a...
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Orem High School Principal Mike Browning sent this email out to faculty on Tuesday, which looks very appropriate. From: Mike Browning_ohs <mbrowning@alpinedistrict.org> Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at...
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The Utah Attorney General (AG) recently issued a report about Common Core. I’m grateful that Common Core concerns are receiving much-needed attention, rather than being dismissed as unfounded. I thank...
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Have you ever been told ‘we would NEVER adopt the national science standards’? I have; numerous times from many elected officials. I started to push back against the Common Core reforms in early...
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