Posted on 08/10/2013 9:11:47 AM PDT by george76
A group of Woodland Park parents and educators want to get rid of the Common Core Academic Standards that are being implemented in Colorado Schools.
Teller County Citizens Against Common Core Standards maintains the new academic guidelines aren't as good as the ones in place. It also argues that the system is unconstitutional because it takes local control away from school districts.
It may lobby Woodland Park School District RE-2 and the state to drop out.
"We want to get the word out. The standards were just a money carrot for the state to get federal money,"
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Among other things, critics say that classic literature and certain math subjects are being left out of the core standards.
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Four states have refused the alignment. Last month, Douglas County School Board in suburban Denver adopted a resolution to oppose the standards in favor of its own, which they consider superior
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It really is communism core!
Seriously? You never heard of algebra ll?
We had algebra in 7th, geometry in 8th, algebra ll then trig, prob & stat & calculus in later grades.
Times have changed...
I’ve heard of algebra II - but not until long after I finished HS (class of 78). My daughter is taking it this year in 10th.
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