Three U.S. Laws Agree - 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Education Act of 1970 & Department of Education Organization Act of 1979
"No provision of a program...shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system...or content of library resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials."
"No provision of a program...shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system...or content of library resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials."
The U.S. Constitution Agrees
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
The Federal Dept. of Education two Chief Attorney's referred to Common Core as not only "unworkable" but against Federal Law.
From the General Education Provisions Act (20 USC § 1232a)
“No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.”
From the Department of Education Organization Act (20 USC § 3403(b))
“No provision of a program administered by the Secretary or by any other officer of the Department shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, over any accrediting agency or association, or over the selection or content of library resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, except to the extent authorized by law.”
From the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 USC 7907(a))
“Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of State and local resources, or mandate a State or any subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act.”
“No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.”
From the Department of Education Organization Act (20 USC § 3403(b))
“No provision of a program administered by the Secretary or by any other officer of the Department shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, over any accrediting agency or association, or over the selection or content of library resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, except to the extent authorized by law.”
From the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 USC 7907(a))
“Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an officer or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a State, local educational agency, or school’s curriculum, program of instruction, or allocation of State and local resources, or mandate a State or any subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act.”
Courts are choosing to rule that because Common Core is in fact named the Common Core State Standards, even though not one state who implemented the standards, wrote them, contributed anything in regard to the forming of them, they were not offered to the state's to legislate or for the people to vote on, and the individual legislature's were not ask to offer any input into the standards - they are being not under Federal law or breaking any federal law.
Loss of Local Control
Teachers' individual abilities and talents cannot be applied. Data mining of each student's information will drive educational choices.
There are concerns regarding student privacy.
The federal government and foundations who created and fund Common Core will have more control over curriculum than teachers in the classroom.
Fact: Out of the 65 people in CC design and review only 1 was a classroom teacher and no school administrators were listed. Common Core was also developed without
state legislative authority or public scrutiny.
state legislative authority or public scrutiny.
Most states agreed to implement Common Core before the standards were released.
CC was never tested on any students and has not proven that these national
standards are of any benefit.
CC was adopted without state legislative approval or public input;
only in the last year has CC become widely publicized.
CC was never tested on any students and has not proven that these national
standards are of any benefit.
CC was adopted without state legislative approval or public input;
only in the last year has CC become widely publicized.
DIGITAL LEARNING
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/issuesadv/intellectualfreedom/kidsknowyourrights.pdf
http://new.civiced.org/resources/papers-and-speeches
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/12/questionable-quality-of-the-common-core-english-language-arts-standards
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-calls-new-steps-prepare-america-s-children-success-college-and-care
http://danetteclark.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/pearsons-creepy-vision-for-the-future-of-education-confirms-common-core-fears/
http://pioneerinstitute.org/download/controlling-education-from-the-top/
http://www.ala.org/alsc/sites/ala.org.alsc/files/content/issuesadv/intellectualfreedom/kidsknowyourrights.pdf
http://new.civiced.org/resources/papers-and-speeches
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/12/questionable-quality-of-the-common-core-english-language-arts-standards
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-calls-new-steps-prepare-america-s-children-success-college-and-care
http://danetteclark.wordpress.com/2013/08/04/pearsons-creepy-vision-for-the-future-of-education-confirms-common-core-fears/
http://pioneerinstitute.org/download/controlling-education-from-the-top/
