Pushback to Common Core State Standards has been led primarily by conservatives until now.
In New Ad, Pro Common Core Group Touts TN Education Progress
A Tennessee businesses group supporting Common Core education standards is taking to the airwaves. A new radio ad features a conversation between two actors, portraying a teacher and a parent.
TN Lawmakers Comb Textbooks For ‘Indoctrination’
Tennessee lawmakers are spending the next two days making sure classroom textbooks are “tools of education, not indoctrination.” Those are the words of Senate Education Committee chair Dolores Gresham, who will lead the hearings.
Hearings Debunked Common Core Myths, But Lt. Gov. Still Sees ‘Complicated’ Debate
Common Core will be the most “complicated” and “important” debate in the upcoming session of the Tennessee legislature. That’s according to Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey, who predicts the General Assembly will want to make some tweaks.
Common Core’s Loudest Opponents Come From Outside Of Tennessee
For and against, for and against. Tennessee lawmakers swayed between supporters of Common Core and opponents in a day-long hearing Friday. Many of those testifying have been debating the education standards in other states.
TN Ed Chief Promises To ‘Zealously’ Protect Common Core Test Data
Common Core detractors have raised concerns about data mining through new tests associated with the standards. Tennessee’s Department of Education is responding by promising to retain control of student information.
TN Common Core Hearing Starts With A Yawn: Reading The Standards
A much-anticipated legislative hearing over Tennessee’s use of Common Core began with an afternoon-long recitation of the Common Core math and reading standards.
Common Core Backers Try To Head Off Criticism Ahead Of Tennessee Hearings
State lawmakers begin two days of hearings over Common Core in Tennessee Thursday afternoon. With critics on both the left and right, supporters of the new education standards are rallying at the state capitol ahead of time and planning to pack the hearing room.
TN Governor Prepares For ‘Battle’ With Right And Left Over Common Core
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam finds himself in a political crossfire over Common Core. He says this week’s legislative hearing on the new education standards will show both liberals and conservatives are upset, for their own reasons.
TN Common Core Critics Turn To Social Studies With Math And Reading Standards In Place
Conservative activists say there’s plenty to dislike about Common Core math and reading standards now in place in Tennessee. But they have even more objections with science and history.
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