Parkway Local Schools in Rockford, Ohio, Mercer County, will host an informational meeting on the Common Core standards Monday September 23rd. Heidi Huber of Ohioans Against Common Core will provide background information on the development of the standards, what they mean to the quality of student education and the cost involved both financially and in terms of the loss of local control of schools. All members of the public are encouraged to attend. Common Core […] 
We the People Convention 4682 State Route 43 • Kent, Ohio • 44240 866-427-9257 • 800-846-4632 (Fax) • www.WethePeopleConvention.org PRESS RELEASE Tuesday, September 4, 2013 Contact: Tom Zawistowski MEDIA NOTE: Convention Program Schedule Attached KENT, OH – Tom Zawistowski, President of the We the People Convention, announced today that the 2013 We the People Convention will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2013 in Columbus, OH. A main focus of the 2013 WTPC will be […] 
It is just the first month of school and Ohio parents need to be aware of yet another book on the Common Core list of exemplar texts that contains highly graphic, sexual material. The book in question, “Dreaming in Cuban” by Cristina Garcia, can be found on page 152 of the “Common Core Standards for English Language Arts – Text Exemplars,” conveniently placed just after “The Bluest Eye” on which the OLC reported earlier this month. Parents can access […] 
The Columbus Dispatch reports State School Board President Debe Terhar has spoken out against the inclusion of “The Bluest Eye” on the Common Core list of exemplar texts for 11th graders. The OLC post, “Warning: Your 11th Grader May Read A Common Core Assigned Text” provides background on this issue and links to an article that contains excerpts from the book so that readers can understand the highly graphic and disturbing nature of this text. [...] 
As children in Ohio head back to school, parents will hear more and more about Common Core. Students will bring home Common Core aligned textbooks, there will be talk of online testing and parents will fill out registration forms asking for data not previously required. All the while, parents will hear teachers and principals spouting the benefits of Common Core; but if you look closely at the educators’ expressions and listen carefully to their words, [...] -
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