common core

Did Your Child Take the NY State Test This Week? [POLL]
Did Your Child Take the NY State Test This Week? [POLL]
Did Your Child Take the NY State Test This Week? [POLL]
Did your kid take that test? One of the most popular, and in some ways controversial, conversations going on at offices, homes, and birthday parties is the NY State Test. Should my child opt out? What does his/her teacher think? These questions and more weigh heavy not only on the parents, but the shoulders of students.
How To Opt Out
How To Opt Out
How To Opt Out
The controversial Common Core testing begins Tuesday, April 14th but many parents are opting their kids out. Are you one of them?
Utica Student Calls Out Governor Cuomo- ‘Respect Public Education’ [AUDIO] [VIDEO]
Utica Student Calls Out Governor Cuomo- ‘Respect Public Education’ [AUDIO] [VIDEO]
Utica Student Calls Out Governor Cuomo- ‘Respect Public Education’ [AUDIO] [VIDEO]
A student at Thomas R. Proctor High School in Utica has written an open letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo in regards to his recent budget which holds back millions of dollars in aid to New York Schools. Trinh Truong, a senior at Proctor High, spoke with WIBX's First News with Keeler in the Morning recently and said she wrote the letter to defend public education...
A&C Meet Common Core
A&C Meet Common Core
A&C Meet Common Core
In light of seeing your kid's Common Core math homework and not being able to help them using the basic arithmetic that you were taught, Lou's flawed methods below suddenly don't seem all that far fetched.
To Homeschool Or Not?
To Homeschool Or Not?
To Homeschool Or Not?
With the launch of the Common Core back in September causing an uproar among teachers, students and parents alike, this question is likely a more plausible one for many than it was before. To homeschool or not?
Common Core Skip Day
Common Core Skip Day
Common Core Skip Day
Today is the nationwide protest in opposition to the Common Core testing standards. As a father to three school-aged children, like many other parents in my boat I became painfully aware of this new effort when my kids couldn't do their homework and I as an intelligent adult suddenly didn't know how to help them.