The PR blitz to support #CommonCore continues. Just saw National Education Assn TV commercial promoting benefits.
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) October 7, 2013
A good look at how #CommonCore is being applied in FL classrooms via my colleague @GabrielleRusson #sayfie http://t.co/WWcviUaCfT
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) October 6, 2013
Radio ads on conservative radio programming in Tampa preaching values of #CommonCore. Says paid for by "conservatives for higher standards"
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) October 3, 2013
@FLGovScott rookie political mistakes well documented, but in #CommonCore decision successfully navigated dangerous issue w/base - so far
— Jeremy Wallace (@JeremySWallace) September 24, 2013
Former @JebBush chief of staff/State Board of Ed member @sallybradshaw says there hasn't been great direction on #commoncore from gov office
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) September 17, 2013
But today.. former Jeb Bush Chief of Staff and Ed Board member Sally Bradshaw says, "No Más."
.@sallybradshaw says she remains a #CommonCore supporter & her decision to resign unrelated to "ongoing policy discussions."
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) October 14, 2013
Bush insider abruptly resigns from Fla. ed board (from @AP) http://t.co/bTFhV1VSKl
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) October 14, 2013
In a 1-page letter @sallybradshaw says family obligations are requiring her to step down. Her term was up at the end of the year
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) October 14, 2013
Bush insider & ally @sallybradshaw has abruptly resigned from the State Board of Education. Resignation is effective immediately
— Gary Fineout (@fineout) October 14, 2013
Hmm-m... this immediately makes that Broward meeting of theirs much-more interesting now.
"The Florida Department of Education will be taking public input on mathematics and
language arts standards in Florida, in accordance with the request that accompanied
Governor Rick Scott's recent executive order regarding a Plan for Education Accountability."
Wednesday, October 16 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Broward College - Davie Campus
Bailey Concert Hall - Building 4
3501 SW Davie Road
Davie
Bailey Concert Hall - Building 4
3501 SW Davie Road
Davie
More information here: http://flstandards.org/
Email comments on the standards to flstandards@fldoe.org
What To Expect At This Week's Hearings On Florida's Common Education Standards http://t.co/pXTlJTGyIK
— WUSF (@wusf) October 14, 2013
Based on how these sorts of things have gone around the country, my free and unsolicited advice to any of you attending this or future meetings is: Beware of politically-motivated "experts" saying things that aren't quite true Like the one depicted here:
Education Views blog
Common Core ‘specialist:’ National standards are necessary to combat birthers and Bill O’Reilly
Posted by Jimmy Kilpatrick on October 8, 2013
http://www.educationviews.org/common-core-specialist-national-standards-are-necessary-to-combat-birthers-and-bill-oreilly/
By the way, Common Core standards are supposedly only for math and English. Why does a school district have a “Common Core science specialist”?Now there's a question for Jeb Bush and his friends.
http://www.floridatrend.com/article/16270/floridas-think-tanks--heavy-hitters
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This afternoon, my friend and fellow Broward County civic activist Charlotte Greenbarg, president of the education reform group Independent Voices for Better Education, sent the following email to Florida Gov. Rick Scott, and gave me permission to post it here for your edification:
Dear Governor Scott,
Attached is IVBE's position paper on Common Core. We urge you to disengage Florida from this untested, intrusive and non-validated scheme.
The Brookings Institution/Brown Center's report cites the uselessness of Common Core.
Sincerely,
Charlotte Greenbarg
President, IVBE
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