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Latinos represent the fastest growing segment of California’s population and its electorate. In August, Univision released a survey, “Winning with Hispanics in the Midterms: The Why, The How and the What” that showed Latinos comprise 28% of the Golden State’s eligible voters

After embracing the Common Core standards and their associated testing in his state, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) is now up for re-election in November and says he wants students in Connecticut to spend less time taking tests. According to

Common Core opponents in Louisiana have sent an open letter to U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R) asking him to end his surprising support for the controversial standards.   Vitter stunned his conservative supporters last month with his high praise for

Proponents of the Common Core standards are hailing educational theorist E.D. “Don” Hirsch as a founding father of the education initiative and one who laid the intellectual groundwork for the controversial reform. The problem is that Hirsch himself says, “I

The Gates Foundation has been very busy trying to figure out ways for governors, state boards, and commissioners of education to pretend they are giving up Common Core’s standards or tests, while ensuring these states still have warmed-over versions in

Two mothers from New York State who began discussing online the negative effects of the Common Core standards on their children have partnered to develop “Bracelets That Are NOT Common,” a project to raise awareness about the controversial education initiative.

Breitbart News Network joins American Principles Project and Cornerstone Action as co-sponsors of a forum that will focus on the principles of federalism as viewed by the Framers, the role of state elected officials in guarding against federal overreach, and

There is reportedly better than a 50-50 chance that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will run for president.  According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Bush’s inner circle of “advisers have been quietly spreading the word that they

A study published by the pro-Common Core Carnegie Corporation in 2013 generated a key finding that has not received much attention, but perhaps should be quoted often at education hearings in state legislatures and school board meetings, as well. The

DALLAS, Texas — It is like a Texas sampler platter of the 2014-15 Common Core offerings served up around the state — Sadlier “Common CoreEnriched Edition” Vocabulary, Springboard and Carnegie Math. There is even a kindergarten handout that defines the importance

One of Florida’s top political editors labeled former Florida Governor Jeb Bush the “loser of the week” and noted that his full-throated embrace of Common Core is making it less likely that he would secure the GOP nomination if he

During a Friday conference call sponsored by Texas-based Women on the Wall, Stanford mathematician and former member of the Common Core Validation Committee Dr. James Milgram, told listeners that if the controversial standards are not repealed, America’s place as a

A Wisconsin homeschooling parent has developed a curriculum “Roadmap” to help fellow homeschoolers distinguish between those publishers who have chosen to align their instructional products with the Common Core standards and those who have not. Tina Hollenbeck, a former public

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was the target of a Twitter campaign on Friday launched by Common Core opponents, who want Pence to know they’re not buying his claim that he is the first governor to repeal the Common Core

DALLAS, Texas — Breitbart Texas has learned that a new “Student Privacy Protection Request Form” has been released by the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national non-profit public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The “data-mining” opt-out form was

A Twitter rally is underway on Friday as Gov. Mike Pence (R) of Indiana attends the Defending the American Dream Summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity in Dallas, Texas. Pence, a 2016 presidential hopeful, claims to be the first governor

The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has punished the state of Oklahoma for repealing the Common Core standards and reverting to its previous academic standards by rescinding the state’s waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), making it the second

Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) responded to allegations that he flip-flopped on Common Core, and described the federal government’s handling of Common Core as a “hijacking” of what was supposed to be a “bottom-up approach” on Wednesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.”  

Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) of Louisiana said he will file a lawsuit against the Obama administration, accusing it of illegally manipulating states with federal grant money and regulations that forced them to adopt the Common Core standards. According to the

In a series of blog posts, Kentucky’s education commissioner called out the U.S. Department of Education (USED) for violating state and federal law regarding the standards and assessment processes of states. According to the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA), on

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has announced a series of education proposals that includes a review and public hearings of his state’s version of the Common Core standards and the standardized assessments that were the signature accomplishments of Jeb Bush

The federally funded Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), a Common Core assessment consortium, issued a press release Friday that confirmed the Common Core standards and their associated tests are intended to drive curriculum. Though developers

Despite opposition by parents and teachers to the Pearson Education Corporation’s Common Core curriculum, conflicts of interest may explain why the Los Angeles School District administrators have been so adamant to implement the standards.   Since release of a devastating conflicts

DALLAS, Texas — “What do you want to be when you grow up?” is the quintessential question every parent, grandparent, and teacher has ever asked to their youngsters on the very first day of school. It is also a question

On Friday Fox News host and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) called on conservatives to “stop the fight” over the Common Core standards and, instead, consider the positive effects the nationalized standards might have on students in poor-performing schools.

Common Core opponents spent three days in hearings this week urging Ohio lawmakers to pass a bill that would repeal the Common Core standards in their state. House Bill 597, jointly sponsored by Reps. Andrew Thompson (R) and Matt Huffman

With even pro-Common Core polls showing support for the education initiative plummeting throughout the nation and among teachers, Connecticut’s Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) and state board of education chairman Allan Taylor say they will continue to embrace the controversial standards.

A Louisiana district judge sided with Common Core advocates Tuesday by lifting Gov. Bobby Jindal’s executive order that suspended contracts with PARCC, one of the federally funded Common Core test consortia. In his ruling on the plaintiffs’ petition for preliminary

A poll released on Tuesday by pro-Common Core Education Next (EdNext) confirms that support for the Common Core standards has declined in general, and that teacher support for the controversial standards has especially dropped dramatically since last year, with 76

For at least four years now, Common Core champions have been insisting that the new standards are “just standards, not curriculum.” States and local school districts, they say, can choose whatever curriculum they like. A new non-profit organization, however, has

A Louisiana state district judge rejected a request from 17 state lawmakers to block the continuing implementation of the Common Core standards. Referring to the Common Core standards as a “political hot button,” Judge Tim Kelley said Friday, during the

Last Saturday, I was honored to have my organization Citizens United cosponsor a fantastic event with Bob Vander Plaats and the Family Leader in Ames, Iowa on the campus of Iowa State University. The Family Leadership Summit is an annual

New York State education officials are qualifying the newly released results of students’ Common Core-aligned test scores with statements such as “We’re in a period of transition,” and “We’ve invested millions of dollars in training to support educators to better

The U.S. Education Department announced Tuesday that it has granted $28.4 million to cover fees for low-income students for advanced placement tests administered in 2015 by the College Board, the International Baccalaureate Organization, and the Cambridge International Examinations. In a

On Tuesday Common Core opponents demonstrated the strength of their fervor so much that they were able to take over a social media campaign that the standards’ supporters hoped would help them gain ground. As Breitbart News reported August 1,