Could the Common Core endanger homeschool and private school students?
November 25, 2012
Private schools, especially Christian schools, and homeschooling families should be wary of the new Common Core State Standards which are part of the current federal administration’s Race to the Top program.
One of the developers of the Common Core Standards, David Coleman, recently became a CEO of the College Board which administers the SAT. If the college entrance examinations were changed to align with a national curriculum, then homeschool and private schools students wanting to enter college would be forced to learn the national standards. All students in the USA would have to learn the national curriculum or be denied higher learning opportunities. Read the article.
Tags: Common Core State Standards, Race to the Top, assessments, homeschool
Private schools, especially Christian schools, and homeschooling families should be wary of the new Common Core State Standards which are part of the current federal administration’s Race to the Top program.
One of the developers of the Common Core Standards, David Coleman, recently became a CEO of the College Board which administers the SAT. If the college entrance examinations were changed to align with a national curriculum, then homeschool and private schools students wanting to enter college would be forced to learn the national standards. All students in the USA would have to learn the national curriculum or be denied higher learning opportunities. Read the article.
Tags: Common Core State Standards, Race to the Top, assessments, homeschool