Category Archives: Pushback

Parent Voice: Bumps in the Road

Posted on April 22, 2019 by J.R. Wilson

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Last night I read the The New York Times’ article Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion. For some reason as I read this article a song kept coming to mind. The song was The Devil Came … Continue reading →

The Hell of Rigor and Critical Thinking in the Age of College and Career Readiness

Posted on October 4, 2016 by The Undergroundparent

This article was published on the Contemporary Insurgent website on September 29, 2016 and is reposted here with the permission of the author. The Hell of Rigor and Critical Thinking in the Age of College and Career Readiness: Administrators of … Continue reading →

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Opt Out Season is Upon Us

Posted on April 5, 2016 by The Undergroundparent

Assessment season is here. That signals the beginning of the Opt Out season. Interested parents may want to read the Opt Out Info page. The Network for Public Education (NPE) Calls for a National Opt Out. The NPE is supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Assessment Administration, Pushback, SBAC, Testing / Assessments | Tagged Diane Ravitch, Network for Public Education, NPE, Opt out, Opt Out Bus, Seattle Education | Leave a comment

48,000+ WA Students Refused Testocracy–Here are the Opt-Out Numbers for Seattle

Posted on September 3, 2015 by The Undergroundparent

This is a re-posting of an article published on Seattle Education. It is re-posted here with permission of the author, Carolyn Leith, and Dora Taylor who maintains Seattle Education. Seattle opt-out numbers for 2014-2015. It’s on! Seattle had an incredible … Continue reading →

Posted in Pushback, SBAC, Testing / Assessments, Uncategorized | Tagged high stakes testing, Opt out, Seattle | Leave a comment

Making Big Ideas Into Small Ideas: The GOP Tendency

Posted on September 2, 2015 by The Undergroundparent

This is the seventh in a series about the report released by American Principles in Action, ThePulse2016, and Cornerstone Policy Research Action. Permission has been granted for text from Common Core Report: Grading the 2016 GOP Candidates to be published … Continue reading →

Posted in Background Information, Common Core, Curriculum, Data Mining / Privacy, Financial Implications, Funding, Loss of Local Control, Origination of CCSS, Protection of Pupil Rights, Pushback | Tagged candidates, Common Core, GOP, report card, student privacy | Leave a comment

The Common Core Pushback

Posted on September 1, 2015 by The Undergroundparent

This is the sixth in a series about the report released by American Principles in Action, ThePulse2016, and Cornerstone Policy Research Action. Permission has been granted for text from Common Core Report: Grading the 2016 GOP Candidates to be published … Continue reading →

Posted in Background Information, Common Core, Curriculum, Data Mining / Privacy, Financial Implications, Funding, Loss of Local Control, Origination of CCSS, Pushback | Tagged candidates, Common Core, GOP, report card, student privacy | 1 Comment

The Common Core Standards Lock Children Into an Inferior Education

Posted on August 31, 2015 by The Undergroundparent

This is the fifth in a series about the report released by American Principles in Action, ThePulse2016, and Cornerstone Policy Research Action. Permission has been granted for text from Common Core Report: Grading the 2016 GOP Candidates to be published … Continue reading →

Posted in Background Information, Common Core, Curriculum, Data Mining / Privacy, Financial Implications, Loss of Local Control, Origination of CCSS, Protection of Pupil Rights, Pushback | 2 Comments

The Need for a Scorecard

Posted on August 28, 2015 by The Undergroundparent

This is the second in a series about the report released by American Principles in Action, ThePulse2016, and Cornerstone Policy Research Action. Permission has been granted for text from Common Core Report: Grading the 2016 GOP Candidates to be published … Continue reading →

Posted in Background Information, Common Core, Data Mining / Privacy, Loss of Local Control, Origination of CCSS, Protection of Pupil Rights, Pushback | Tagged candidates, Common Core, GOP, report card, student privacy | 5 Comments

Common Core Report Card on GOP Candidates

Posted on August 27, 2015 by The Undergroundparent

Common Core Report: Grading the 2016 GOP Candidates is a report released by American Principles in Action, ThePulse2016, and Cornerstone Policy Research Action. This report provides information about the issues and the positions or most of the major Republican candidates. … Continue reading →

Posted in Background Information, Common Core, Data Mining / Privacy, Loss of Local Control, Origination of CCSS, Protection of Pupil Rights, Pushback, Uncategorized | Tagged candidates, Common Core, GGOP, report card, student privacy | 5 Comments

In GOP Debate Jeb Bush Continues Deceptive Statements on Common Core & FedEd While Rubio Clearly Opposes Federal Instrusion

Posted on August 9, 2015 by The Undergroundparent

At this point there are a lot of presidential candidates. Education is going to be an issue in the presidential campaign. Some candidates have clearly taken a position on issues like the Common Core State Standards, some seem to have … Continue reading →

Posted in Loss of Local Control, Pushback | Tagged Common Core, Federal Intrusion, GOP Debate, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee | Leave a comment