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Sanborn Regional High School English teacher Evan Czyzowski on how he uses...
At the June 16 Hollis/Brookline Common Core forum, Evan Czyzowski, English literature teacher at Sanborn Regional High School, talked about how the Common Core English Language Arts standards guide his...
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North Carolina pols reexamine the Common Core but educators say, “I don’t...
Last March, the New Hampshire Legislature came down firmly in support of the higher Common Core standards and the accompanying Smarter Balanced assessment, but the political debate is alive and well in...
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Hollis/Brookline High School algebra teacher: “The Common Core is what good...
At the June 16 Hollis/Brookline Common Core forum, Tammy Leonard, Hollis Brookline High School Algebra II teacher, reported back on how the Common Core math standards have worked on in her classroom....
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Supreme Court’s voucher tax credit decision: “vacated and remanded”
The New Hampshire Supreme Court today handed down its decision on the voucher tax credit case. It said that the plaintiffs do not have the standing to bring this action. Therefore, the Court vacated...
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Statement on the New Hampshire Supreme Court decision on the voucher tax...
We, the plaintiffs, want to thank our attorneys, the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State for their committed work on this very important case to...
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This American RadioWorks documentary about the Common Core that gets to the...
Whatever you might think about the Common Core, you owe it to yourself to listen to this 53 minute American RadioWorks documentary on the standards (or read the transcript). American RadioWorks has...
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Manchester expresses surprise about New Hampshire testing policy
At its August 11 meeting, the Manchester Board of School Committee voted (the debate starts on page 60) to send the New Hampshire Department of Education a letter requesting that the city not be...
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Manchester: We face different challenges so should not have to take the...
Manchester’s Mayor Gatsas fired the next round in his exchange with New Hampshire Department of Education Commissioner Virginia Barry, gleefully covered in the Union Leader under the headline, “Gatsas...
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Should we have new high school diplomas that reflect the new, higher Common...
Here is an interesting post by Chester Finn of the conservative Fordham Institute. He’s making the case for a two-tier high school diploma. That’s unlikely to happen in most states any time soon but,...
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Pittsfield featured in Atlantic article, “What Happens When Students Control...
Here’s a good introduction to a topic we will be talking about a lot – how schools in New Hampshire and other states are going beyond traditional teaching and helping each child learn in the way that...
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What opposition to the Common Core should we expect in the upcoming...
Two New Hampshire legislators have filed LSRs (“Legislative Service Requests,” place holders for bills) on bills to oppose the Common Core. Glenn Cordelli has filed LSR 2015-H-0047-L “relative to...
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Fox News in Arizona does the Common Core…right!
Here’s an authentic bit of information about the Common Core math standards from Fox10 in Phoenix, Arizona. Play the video. It’s short and to the point. And you hear from Bill McCallum, an author of...
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Common Core can help overcome math phobia
There will continue to be those who oppose the Common Core standards because, in the end, they just oppose standards. But in this piece by two Cleveland teachers explains the math standards in an...
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Only one Common Core bill proposed for the upcoming Legislature
A major anti-Common Core push failed in the Legislature last year, but only one Common Core bill has been filed this year – LSR 485 from Rep. Rick Ladd (R, Haverhill). According to Rep. Ladd, the bill...
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Likely Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee discusses his shifiting position...
We frequently observe in these pages that the basis for opposition to the Common Core tends to be political convictions rather than educational objections. New Hampshire educators who work with the...
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Our number system: a no-go-zone for the Tea Party – repost from Bill...
Bill McCallum, lead author of the Common Core standards for math, interviewed here on Fox News, has a great way of talking about the standards. Although I would have passed on the tea party reference,...
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James Milgram: “Are you going to believe me or your lyin’ eyes”
No. Dr. Milgram didn’t say that. But he might as well have. Next time you hear some theoretical debate about whether the Common Core is developmentally appropriate, think of this video. See more...
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Guess What, Mom? Common Core Can Be Good for Your Kindergartener – Erika Sanzi
Here’s a smart and well observed piece on learning to read: I am always torn when I read pieces like that of Sarah Blaine, who shared her views on the Common Core State Standards for kindergartners....
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Embracing Common Core as a building block for state standards: A Florida...
In a response letter to a worried New York principal, a high school principal in Ocala, Florida wrote of her state’s enthusiastic adoption of Common Core State Standards (CCSS). There, CCSS were taken...
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Confused about the Common Core? NPR breaks it down.
The debate over the Common Core State Standards has been fraught with myths and misinformation. As New Hampshire considers a variety of bills this legislative session, you might find yourself...
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