The American Principles Project (APP) tells us about the latest federal education grant, the Preschool Development Grant, which may do for preschool what Race to the Top (RTT) did for primary and secondary education — Common Core-ize it. Like RTT, the Preschool Development Grant is a competitive grant program which awards points for various criteria. RTT awarded points for adopting “college and career ready” education standards. APP explains the Preschool Development Grant awards points for, “‘the […]
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Students from Westerville North High School have organized a rally to repeal the Common Core State Standards. Student-led Repeal Common Core Rally Saturday October 18th, 12 PM – 2 PM American Legion 393 East College Avenue Westerville, Ohio The rally notice reads as follows: “Students from Westerville North High School have organized a rally to repeal the Common Core State Standards. Please make time to come out to the rally this weekend and support our […] 
Common Core opponents are making some noise and getting noticed – so much so that Governor Kasich felt compelled to address his position on Common Core at a campaign stop in Lorain County. The Toledo Blade reports that Governor Kasich noticed “a handful of sign-carrying protestors outside the windows” and responded as follows, “The high standards that have been set were set by experts across the country, not in Washington.” “These are people who understand […] 
The education establishment is battening up the hatches to quell Common Core repeal. The Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA), the Ohio Association of School Board Officials (OASBO), and the Buckeye Association of School Administrators (BASA) sent a notice to members informing them of the October 14th hearing on the Common Core repeal bill HB 597. See notice HERE. The notice is written under the assumption that its recipients – school board members and school administrators […] 
The Ohio House Rules and Reference Committee will hear proponent testimony on HB 597, a Common Core repeal bill, on Tuesday October 14th at 6 PM in Room 313 of the Statehouse. Reps. Matt Huffman and Andy Thompson indicated previously that the focus of this hearing would be on current Ohio school teachers. If you are a school teacher opposed to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and its related assessment system and would like to […] 