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U.S. Student Test Scores Plummet Again in Year 4 of Common Core

  • November 7, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
If there was any doubt that the Common Core standards have been harmful to American academic achievement, that doubt should be erased by the 2019 results from the National Assessment…
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2020 Democrats Outline Big-Government Education Plans at NEA Forum

  • July 10, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
On July 5th, ten of the current twenty major Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Houston for the 2019 annual convention of the National Education Association (NEA) to discuss their education…
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New Law, Same Story: Fed Ed Tyranny Continues Under ESSA

  • April 17, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) passed Congress in 2015 despite the strong protests of more than 200 organizations and leaders after claims by leadership about the legislation: “Prohibiting the…
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Does America Really Want a Federalized School Choice Program?

  • February 11, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
During last week’s State of the Union speech, President Trump spoke briefly on education by stating, “To help support working parents, the time has come to pass school choice for…
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New Evidence Shows Common Core Has Been a Total Disaster

  • November 28, 2018
  • Jane Robbins
This article was originally posted at Townhall. Most public schools are still afflicted with the Common Core national standards. Paid advocates such as the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation continue to push Common Core despite overwhelming…
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Falling ACT Scores Are Latest Evidence of Common Core’s Failure

  • October 24, 2018
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
ACT, the publisher of one of the two most often used college entrance exams in the nation, recently released a major report, “The Condition of College and Career Readiness –…
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New Report Reveals the Twin Dangers of Common Core and School Choice

  • October 9, 2018
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
A thorough new white paper from the Pioneer Institute titled “Common Core, School Choice and Rethinking Standards-Based Reform” expertly discusses the mountain of evidence showing the flaws and failures of…
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“Nation’s Report Card” Shows More Failing Grades for Common Core

  • April 19, 2018
  • Jane Robbins
This article was originally posted at The Hill and co-authored by Emmett McGroarty, a senior fellow at the American Principles Project. Since the Common Core national standards were dumped on American…
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American Test Scores Are Nosediving. Is Common Core to Blame?

  • December 12, 2017
  • Jane Robbins
This article was originally posted at The American Spectator and co-authored by Emmett McGroarty, a senior fellow at the American Principles Project. In 2013 Michael Cohen of Achieve, Inc. (an organization integral…
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USED Remains Hopelessly Committed to Standardized Testing

  • August 10, 2016
  • Emmett McGroarty
Leaping from triumph to triumph, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) has announced a new assessments grant program to follow its failed assessments grant program from six years ago.  Ed…
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