StateNational Common Core
School administrators insist on calling the new National standards "State" or "state led." Not true. As implementation progresses, the intent is to substitute choice and individuality with control and sameness. Decisions are to be made on the federal level, not be parents, teachers, or local administrators. The scope is "P-20" (preschool through college). States and local districts conform or they are punished with the loss of federal funding.

It is interesting that Satan's victory over agency in education seems almost certain now, just when various means of school choice (vouchers, charters, on-lines, private, homeschooling) have also been winning great victories. We are certainly involved in a last-days war, and at risk are our children's futures and our religious liberty. Parents and students must take a stand. We are in God's army, or not. We are for Constitutional principles, or not. We are willing to pay the price, or not. No victory will be won without sacrifice.

The following video is the testimony of Hillsdale College Professor Terrence Moore given before the Indiana State Legislature in August 2013. Dr. Moore explains, among other important things, that Common Core will change over the years.

The next video is an interview with Robert Scott, the former Texas Commissioner of Education, who turned down Common Core because of the loss of local control and the high costs involved.



Should you want to share these videos with your legislators, both can also be found on the What Is Common Core blog, here and here.

The Foundation of American Public Education
Why did our Founders encourage public schools? What purpose did they have in mind? Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn tells us about Thomas Jefferson, the Northwest Ordinance, and what the Founders intended. What his fascinating address, The American Founders on Civic Education.