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Chicago Teachers Union Joins War on Common Core
The New American ^ | 09 May 2014 | Alex Newman

Posted on 05/09/2014 3:42:25 PM PDT by VitacoreVision



Chicago Teachers Union Joins War on Common Core

09 May 2014

The powerful Chicago Teachers Union joined the bipartisan war on Common Core, the controversial Obama administration-pushed national education standards.
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(Excerpt) Read more at thenewamerican.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chicago; commoncore; obamacore; teachersunion

1 posted on 05/09/2014 3:42:25 PM PDT by VitacoreVision
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To: VitacoreVision

I can’t bring up the New American site for 2 days now, just a white screen, nothing else, no matter how I try to get in. Anyone else having that problem?


2 posted on 05/09/2014 3:45:48 PM PDT by jobim (.)
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To: VitacoreVision

Why is my spidey sense tingling?


3 posted on 05/09/2014 3:46:08 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: jobim

Nope, got through fine. Using Firefox with adblockers up the wazoo.


4 posted on 05/09/2014 3:48:08 PM PDT by bubbacluck (America 180)
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To: VitacoreVision
Good info --- thanks.

Common Core - stupifying America.

5 posted on 05/09/2014 3:50:35 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (What, oh what is this thing called 'Stupid'?)
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To: VitacoreVision

if common core keeps getting hammered, jebbie is gonna start crying like johnny boehner


6 posted on 05/09/2014 3:51:51 PM PDT by kingattax (America needs more real Americans.)
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To: jobim

Comes up fine with Pale Moon, too.


7 posted on 05/09/2014 3:51:59 PM PDT by Qiviut (Obama: A Caesar at home & a Chamberlain abroad, dividing the country & uniting the world against us.)
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To: cripplecreek
This video explains why Common Core needs to be defeated:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-kx5-MKSE

Have you heard about Common Core? The chilling truth behind these new national educational "standards" will terrify you. Common Core represents the latest and most comprehensive step in the drive toward complete government control of our children's education. Join us for a special presentation exposing the truth about Common Core and the ongoing struggle to roll back its implementation. Our speaker will provide examples of how Common Core threatens to further undermine, weaken, and centralize public and private education in our country.

Speaker Bio -- Dr. Duke Pesta

Dr. Duke Pesta received his M.A. in Renaissance literature from John Carroll University and his Ph.D. in Shakespeare and Renaissance literature from Purdue University.

He has taught at major research institutions and small liberal arts colleges, and his been active in education reform, developing and implementing an elective Bible course that is currently available for public high school students in Texas. He is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh and the Academic Director of FreedomProject Education.

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8 posted on 05/09/2014 3:53:29 PM PDT by VitacoreVision
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To: VitacoreVision

I know why common core needs to be destroyed, I just have a suspicion about the unions in the pit of my stomach. Common core was tailor made for them and I don’t trust them one bit.


9 posted on 05/09/2014 3:56:32 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: VitacoreVision
they were all for it till they realized they were being graded also...
10 posted on 05/09/2014 4:05:40 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: Chode

I’m very torn on this.

If they were for motherhood, I might have to rethink my position.


11 posted on 05/09/2014 4:18:23 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: VitacoreVision

Parents know best.


12 posted on 05/09/2014 4:25:06 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - a classical Christian approach to homeschool])
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It’s the data trove being collected on every student that should be the main concern and parents don’t have a clue . . .education has been dummied down as far as it can go. . .there is nowhere but up. Then add insult to injury there will probably have to be translators in every classroom paid by the taxpayer. Several years ago in one district in our area there was one student (child of illegals) who was provided a private Spanish speaking tutor to accompany him in all of his classes. . .the teachers didn’t even have a copy machine that worked in the building.


13 posted on 05/09/2014 4:36:38 PM PDT by Maudeen ("I'm just a sinner . . . saved by Grace.")
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To: VitacoreVision

They either want an exemption (like Obamacare) or a payoff or they want conservatives to suddenly turn to support Common Core because the union opposes it.

We’re not that stupid. Common Core does suck...see the movie:

commoncoremovie.com


14 posted on 05/09/2014 5:17:40 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: cripplecreek
I know why common core needs to be destroyed, I just have a suspicion about the unions in the pit of my stomach. Common core was tailor made for them and I don’t trust them one bit.

BUMP!

15 posted on 05/09/2014 5:19:56 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: The Antiyuppie
i hear ya, but since pro abortion is pretty much anti-motherhood, it is what it is
16 posted on 05/09/2014 7:21:34 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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To: VitacoreVision

Didn’t hitler say he already had the kids?


17 posted on 05/09/2014 8:10:53 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (The zombies here elected alcee hastings. TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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