Common Core

In New York, where the education system is vast and diverse, the impact of such a change could be significant.

After five years of Common Core, the Board of Regents have heard the complaints and has decided that it needs some updating. They have met, discussed, and finally agreed on a new learning path and they're now calling it the Next Generation Learning Standards.

it's on everyone's mind again as NY Governor Andrew Cuomo passed new legislation to further scrutinize teachers, so I would like to throw my  Common Core anthem into the ring.

This isn't an advertisement, but I guess it could be.  This is a new app that the Assistant Secretary of Education even thinks is amazing

I think I'm in trouble. An elementary school teacher from the Yates Magnet School in Schenectady is very perturbed over an Anti Common Core song I wrote awhile back.  I will replay that one here and then Rachel Rourke's response (with the help of her students!)

This was a thrill to do - I got to perform a song right inside the Legislative Office Building at the NYS Capitol.  I hope that it helped the cause in some way

I have to say this is going to be a thrill - singing one of my songs right inside the Capital building.  It's all part of an Anti "Common Core" rally this Tuesday.

Wow - aren't you kids lucky.  You get to take not one, but 2 -yes, 2 Regents exams!

These aren't my words. They come from a group that is marching down to the Capitol to tell legislators that it's time to rethink this controversial mandate in education. Want more info?

Indiana is the first state to withdraw from the Common Core reading and math standards that were adopted by most states around the country. A bill was passed Monday pulling Indiana from the program. Indiana Legislators approved earlier measures requiring the State Board of Education to draft new standards outlining what students should be learning in each grade rather than using the Common Core st

I'll be first to admit it - I was no whiz when it came to standardized tests.  I'm almost positive I got a 550 in math and a 610 in English on the SAT's.  Let's see how the stars fare.

Ok, I think it's time to get to the bottom of this debate... if that's even possible. It seems like all I ever hear about on the news or on the street or on the air, is "Common Core this and Common Core that"!  Students seem to be struggling, parents are mad, and teachers are divided...