The
Limestone resolution states that the board “supports the Alabama College and
Career Ready Standards and believes they are important to the education of its
students. Due to the importance of these standards, the board requests (to the
state board) that they remain in force.”
The county’s resolution said the “standards are designed to make sure that all
students graduate high school with the knowledge and skills necessary for
success in college” and during their careers after high school or college.
It also said the state standards “establish what students need to learn, but do
not tell teachers how to teach,” while improving outcomes because students,
parents and teachers “are on the same page, working toward the same goal.”
Limestone board members Earl Glaze, James Shannon, Darin Russell, Bret McGill,
Anthony Hilliard and Charles Shoulders voted yes, while Marty Adams voted
against the measure.
Adams, who said people should conduct independent research into CCRS, explained
he could not cast a yes vote “because I don’t think it’s a proven system.”
“It’s not totally state-driven, and Alabama didn’t come up with Common Core.
The federal government came up with it, more and less,” Adams said. “I just
want to wait a little longer and see how things pan out with Common Core
(elsewhere) ... There are some good points about Common Core but there are a
lot of bad points, too.”
A coalition of state governors helped form the framework for the national
Common Core Standards, which have been adopted by more than 40 states. State
school boards are able to choose which standards they implement at the state
level, regardless of whether they have adopted Common Core.
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No everyone is for this - do your own research; make your own decision
.. the federal government is
on the brink of dictating the content taught in every school. Their
concerns are echoed by a wide array of groups and citizens, including
academics, members of state boards of education, residents of local
school districts, and analysts at public-policy foundations.
Concerns of the governors who have opposed Common
Core national standards from the beginning. “I don’t want to have a
federal bureaucracy monitoring whether or not we are having the right
programs in our schools,” said Virginia governor Bob McDonnell recently.
“The bottom line is, we don’t need the federal government with the
Common Core telling us how to run our schools in Virginia. We’ll use our
own system, which is very good. It’s empirically tested.”
Texas governor Rick Perry, never one to mince words, said, “The academic standards of Texas are not for sale.”
A
bill introduced by the chair of the Senate Education Committee in
Alabama to reverse the state’s Common Core adoption failed by just one
vote in committee last month. Common Core opponents have vowed to keep
fighting. Colorado recently held hearings taking a second look at Common
Core adoption. “It’s a discussion that had never occurred but needed to
occur,” said Bob Schaffer, former chairman
Complete article: National Review Link
... Once Common Core was created, USED “persuaded” the states to adopt it by tying adoption to the opportunity to obtain Race to the Top
(RTTT) funding. No Common Core, no RTTT money. (Since then, USED has
also attempted to lure states into the Common Core by dangling No Child Left Behind waivers as a reward for adopting the national Standards and national tests.
Website: Stop Common Core Link
... One of the most troubling aspects of
this federal program is that government bureaucrats are currently mining
sensitive and highly personal information on children through Common
Core’s tracking system. The data will then reportedly be sold by the government to outside sources for profit.
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Limestone resolution states that the board “supports the Alabama
College and Career Ready Standards and believes they are important to
the education of its students. Due to the importance of these standards,
the board requests (to the state board) that they remain in force.”
The county’s resolution said the “standards are designed to make sure
that all students graduate high school with the knowledge and skills
necessary for success in college” and during their careers after high
school or college.
It also said the state standards “establish what students need to
learn, but do not tell teachers how to teach,” while improving outcomes
because students, parents and teachers “are on the same page, working
toward the same goal.”
Limestone board members Earl Glaze, James Shannon, Darin Russell, Bret
McGill, Anthony Hilliard and Charles Shoulders voted yes, while Marty
Adams voted against the measure.
Adams, who said people should conduct independent research into CCRS,
explained he could not cast a yes vote “because I don’t think it’s a
proven system.”
“It’s not totally state-driven, and Alabama didn’t come up with Common
Core. The federal government came up with it, more and less,” Adams
said. “I just want to wait a little longer and see how things pan out
with Common Core (elsewhere) ... There are some good points about Common
Core but there are a lot of bad points, too.”
A coalition of state governors helped form the framework for the
national Common Core Standards, which have been adopted by more than 40
states. State school boards are able to choose which standards they
implement at the state level, regardless of whether they have adopted
Common Core.
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