Category Archives: Common Core

Our group of activists here in Georgia, Capitol Coalition of Conservative Leaders, have been working the whole legislative session to get Georgia OUT of the Common Core.  We've met with Governor Deal, Superintendent John Barge, the Senate Education Committee, and had a special speaker come in and talk to the general assembly.  The federal government…

I am not fully informed on the common core but have heard lots of discussion against it from friends.  If indeed, it changes historical facts about our nation it is concerning.  I think that those who know of it say that it does not allow for patriotism to be taught, it teaches different people as…

The Common Core federal education program is one in a long line of proprietary educational programs being forced on our states and local schools.  We had No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and now Common Core.  Since the federal government established a Department of Education we have seen alarming decreases in reading and…