Comments on: SC Gov Nikki Haley Backs Bill to Block Common Core Standards

By: Virginia, Texas, South Carolina: Why Free-Thinking States Opt Out of the Common Core Initiative « What Does Common Core Give?

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:46:12 +0000

[...] While I understand and agree with looking outside South Carolina for ideas to improve educational outcomes, I firmly believe that our government and our people should retain as much local control over programs as possible. The solution to many of South Carolina’s educational challenges will be found by sending more of our limited resources to the classroom and offering educational choices to meet the needs of South Carolina’s students. Our children deserve swift action and the passage of a clean resolution that will allow our State to reclaim control of and responsibility for educating South Carolinians. -excerpted from Governor Haley’s public letter to Senator Fair of South Carolina http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/sc-gov-nikki-haley-backs-bill-to-block-co... [...]

By: Cooperative Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Education and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the State of Washington (Fiscal Agent for Utah) « What Does Common Core Give?

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:50:51 +0000

[...] it’s difficult to navigate an annulment with Common Core, as South Carolina has found out. http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/sc-gov-nikki-haley-backs-bill-to-block-co… http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2012/04/south_carolina_anti-common-sta.html [...]

By: Anti – Common Core in National News: From Reuters, Washington Times, CNN, Huffington Post, Tampa Bay Times, Deseret News, New York Post, Palmetto Public Record « What Does Common Core Give?

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:38:42 +0000

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By: You Are SO Not Alone in Thinking Common Core is Ridiculous « What Does Common Core Give?

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:44:00 +0000

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Alabama Opposes National Education Standards — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:18:48 +0000

[...] to pull their state out of the Common Core national standards. Governor Nikki Haley likewise publicly expressed her opposition to the [...]

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Alabama Opposes National Education Standards | PERSUASION IN INK — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:05:20 +0000

[...] to pull their state out of the Common Core national standards. Governor Nikki Haley likewise publicly expressed her opposition to the [...]

By: Colorado Board of Ed Rejects Adoption of Multi-State Testing - Get Online Business Degree - Online Business Degree

Thu, 03 May 2012 17:40:54 +0000

[...] all about” the eventual adoption of a national curriculum. Such reasons were also given by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley when she called on the state legislators to back off from the wholesale adoption of the CCS in the [...]

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Thu, 03 May 2012 17:40:23 +0000

By: Education Without Representation: Rebutting 5 claims of the Utah State School Board’s flier « What Does Common Core Give?

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:32:02 +0000

[...] FACT: South Carolina’s Governor Haley is right now trying to escape Common Core’s federal and financial entanglements. http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/sc-gov-nikki-haley-backs-bill-to-block-co... [...]

By: Yeiris

Yeiris — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:56:53 +0000

that admssion to many nisrung programs are competitive, so I would strongly recommend that you apply to all the good nisrung schools across the country, not just in these states alone. Your chances of getting into something will increase when you apply to more schools.