COMMON CORE DOESN'T MAKE THE GRADE

"Parent's are not special interests," was the reply when NY State Education Commissioner, John King, referred to them as such.


WHAT NY LEARNS FROM KENTUCKY ON COMMON CORE EDUCATION

"When New York’s education officials wanted to know just how serious an impact the new, more difficult state exams would have on student proficiency scores this year, they looked to Kentucky.

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EDUCATION CHIEF CANCELS FORUMS, CHARGING 'SPECIAL INTEREST' CROWD MANIPULATION

“It’s very disappointing,” Carl Korn, a NYSUT spokesman, said Monday about King’s decision to cancel the meetings. “The commissioner should hear the frustrations of parents and educators about the overemphasis on standardized testing and the rocky implementation of the Common Core."
“The frustration level is very high, and if there is a not a course-correction, the entire system may implode,” he added."
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LAWMAKERS CALL FOR EDUCATION CHIEF'S RESIGNATION
Unions and their legislative allies are increasing the pressure on New York State education commissioner John King, with state lawmakers calling for his resignation and a powerful teachers' union planning public forums to “fill the void” created by the ones the commissioner canceled.
King has faced a firestorm of criticismsince announcing he would “suspend” four town-hall meetings planned for public discussion of the new, controversial Common Core curriculum standards. The decision came after irate parents jeered and heckled him at a Poughkeepsie forum last week.READ MORE ...