Poor Isabella. One more awful Common Core math adventure
The district that she attends loves the Common Core and their Pearson textbooks. Isabella loves Common Core math not so much.
Statements of Concern
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The New York State PTA 2013 Position Paper
Even as the Niagara PTA pressed forward with its resolution, the State PTA issued this paper in support of the status quo. PP_Assessment_Position_March_16_final (1)
The 2013 response of the New York State PTA to the Niagara resolution
This is the response that the Niagara Regional PTA received to their second proposed resolution expressing concern regarding 3-8 testing. Niagara_Resolution_1.2 (1)
The 2 revised resolutions:2014
In 2014, for the third time, the Niagara PTA submitted resolutions, that incorporated all of the feedback they received in 2013. You can find those resolutions…
Original 2012 Niagara PTA resolution
Parent Teacher Association Resolution September 28, 2012 Niagara Region Parent Teacher Association Background: There is now more than two decades of scientific research demonstrating that high-stakes…
Why voting for Governor matters (and who will get my vote)
On Tuesday, I will vote for the Green candidates, Hawkins and Jones. I am not a socialist, but rather a mainstream Democrat who is progressive on…