Part 5 ‐ What do the Experts Say
73 Which Experts?
• Gates website search Common Core –you learn that Since 2009 Gates has donated over $200,000,000 in direct support of Common Core: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How‐We‐Work/Quick‐Links/Grants‐Database#q/sortdir=asc&k=common%20core http://honestpracticum.com/wp‐content/uploads/2014/03/How‐Bill‐Gates‐Bought‐the‐Common‐Core‐image1.jpg • The actual amount may be closer to $2.3 Billion (Jack Hassard, Professor Emeritus at Georgia State) http://www.artofteachingscience.org/why‐bill‐gates‐defends‐the‐common‐core/ http://truthinamericaneducation.com/common‐core‐state‐standards/georgia‐state‐professor‐gates‐has‐spent‐2‐3‐billion‐on‐common‐core/ http://www.gatesfoundation.org/How‐We‐Work/Quick‐Links/Grants‐Database#q/program=US%20Program&issue=College‐Ready • It is hard to find “experts” Gates did not pay to support CC…
74 Achievement First Inc.
Council Of The Great City Schools
Albuquerque Public Schools
Creative Commons Corporation
Alliance for Excellent Education, Inc.
Cristo Rey Network
American Agora Foundation Inc
Delaware Department of Education American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy
DePaul University
Research
Education Commission of the States American Federation Of Teachers Educational
Education Development Center, Inc.
Foundation
Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound, Inc.
Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation,
Arkansas Public School Resource Center Inc Inc.
Aspire Public Schools Filament Games, LLC Association for Supervision and Curriculum Forsyth County Schools
Development Foundation for Excellence in Education Inc.
Atlanta Public Schools Fund for Public Schools Inc
Baton Rouge Area Foundation Georgia Department of Education
Battelle For Kids Harvard University
Bellwether Education Partners, Inc. Hillsborough County Council of PTA/PTSAs
Benchmark Education Company LLC iCivics, Inc.
BetterLesson, Inc. James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational
Center for American Progress Leadership and Policy Foundation, Inc.
Center for Applied Linguistics JUMP Math
Center for Curriculum Redesign Inc. Kentucky Department of Education
Center for Teaching Quality, Inc. Khan Academy Inc.
Charter Fund Inc dba Charter School Growth Fund KnowledgeWorks Foundation
Cleveland Metropolitan School District Learning Forward
Colorado Legacy Foundation Learning Matters, Inc.
Committee for Economic Development LearnZillion, Inc.
Common Core Inc. Louisiana Department of Education
Common Ground Software Inc. Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, Inc.
ConnectEDU, Inc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Council for a Strong America MetaMetrics, Inc.
Council of Chief State School Officers Michigan State University
Council of State Governments Military Child Education Coalition 75 Motion Math, Inc.
National Association of State Boards of Education
Scholastic Inc.
National Catholic Educational Association
School District of Philadelphia
National Center for Family Literacy Inc.
Six Red Marbles LLC
National Conference of State Legislatures
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Southern Regional Education Board
National Council of Teachers of English Stanford University National Governors Association Center For Best State Education Technology
Practices
Student Achievement Partners Inc
National Indian Education Association Summit Public Schools
National Math and Science Initiative Inc. Tennessee Department of Education
National Paideia Center Inc Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming
National Writing Project Education
The Achievement Network Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Inc.
The Aspen Institute Inc New America Foundation
The College-Ready Promise New Teacher Center
The Education Trust New Venture Fund
The Fund For Transforming Education in Kentucky Inc
New Visions for Public Schools, Inc
The George Washington University
New York University The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Education
Pennsylvania Business Council Education Foundation The SEED Foundation, Inc.
Pennsylvania Department of Education The University of the State of New York
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Perkins School for the Blind U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Policy Innovators In Education Network, Inc. U.S. Department of Education
Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence University of Arizona
Puget Sound Educational Service District University of Florida
Purdue University University of Kentucky Research Foundation
University of Michigan Reasoning Mind, Inc.
University of Missouri - Columbia Regents University Of California Los Angeles
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Region 8 ESC of Northeast Indiana
University of Washington Foundation
Research for Action Inc
WestEd 76
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. Brookings Institute
• Brookings Institute did not take any money from Gates to support CC. In this 36 page report dated February 2012, The Brookings Institute said, “Despite all the money and effort devoted to developing the Common Core…the study foresees little to no impact on student learning.” http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2012/2/brown%20center/0216_brown_education_loveless.pdf • I.E. Fordham Institute, recall they took $6 Million, “to support CC” – THE STRONGEST CASE FOR CC………[Play 2:14:49] Next Page http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJoUEJazzJI&feature=player_embedded#t=8089
77 Strongest Case FOR CC Fordham Institute 10/23/13, Michael Petrilli Executive Vice President Fordham
78 Experts Teachers Oppose Common Core but are afraid to speak up… • Lamar Alexander, Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993, http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/6/12/253107/Alexander‐Votes‐To‐Defend‐States.aspx • Diane Ravitch, Assistant Secretary of Education 1991 to 1993, http://dianeravitch.net/2013/02/26/why‐i‐cannot‐support‐the‐common‐core‐standards/ • Facebook, BAT’s over 40,000 teachers who mostly oppose CC http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/24/3583858/for‐common‐core‐a‐new‐challenge.html • Website ‐ http://teachersletterstobillgates.com/ • Pro NEA article on CC, at least 82 teachers speak up against CC http://neatoday.org/2013/10/16/10‐things‐you‐should‐know‐about‐the‐common‐core/ • Washington Post, Principal writes, I was naïve about Common Core http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer‐sheet/wp/2013/03/04/principal‐i‐was‐naive‐about‐common‐core/ • Susan Ohanian, recipient George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contributions to Honest and Clarity in Public Language from the National Council of Teachers of English • Joanne Yatvin, past president of the National Council of Teachers of English • Way too many to mention here 79 Part 6 ‐ Opposition to Common Core
80 • All 45 states that adopted CC have opposition, It is called a “Moms Movement.” http://stopcommoncore.com/get‐connected/
• 3/24/14 Indiana became the first state to withdraw from Common Core http://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2014/03/24/gov‐mike‐pence‐signs‐bill‐ditch‐common‐core/6829927/
• At least 8 states are considering same: SC, WI, WY, GA, NC, IA, LA, and OK getting close http://truthinamericaneducation.com/common‐core‐state‐standards/governors‐race‐to‐the‐drop‐of‐common‐core/ http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2014/Introduced/HB0097.pdf http://www.wwntradio.com/news/news.php/displayType/article/15602/2014/02/georgia‐senate‐passes‐senate‐bill‐167‐to‐withdraw‐from‐national‐common‐core‐standards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEod8191_0M http://truthinamericaneducation.com/common‐core‐state‐standards/oklahoma‐on‐the‐verge‐of‐stopping‐common‐core‐implementation/ http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/04/bobby_jindal_will_put_out_of_c.html
81 • At least 33 of the 44 states (75%) + TX that adopted CC currently have legislation pending to de‐fund, slow, or stop CC https://app.box.com/shared/10nl1409mkaf00zzzuyf http://truthinamericaneducation.com/common‐core‐state‐standards/2014‐common‐core‐legislation‐round‐up/ http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/anti‐cc‐bill.html http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2014/Introduced/HB0097.pdf
82 83 84 85 MOST PROMISING NEWS • At least eleven states have already withdrawn from CC testing: FL, GA, OK, IN, AL, KS, UT, AK, KY, SC, and PA (Exxon Mobil)… Plus five states considering withdrawing: NC & CO (governing states), MI, IA, and LA http://truthinamericaneducation.com/common‐core‐assessments/what‐states‐have‐pulled‐out‐of‐their‐common‐core‐assessment‐consortium/ http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2048_001.pdf http://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?DISPATCHED=true&cid=25983841&item=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.edweek.org%2Fedweek%2Fcurriculum%2F2014%2F01%2Fkentucky_withdraws_from_parcc_.html%3Fcmp%3DSOC‐SHR‐FB http://freepatriot.org/2013/09/24/major‐common‐core‐shake‐florida‐leaves‐parcc‐executive‐order/ http://www.smarterbalanced.org/about/member‐states/ http://www.parcconline.org/parcc‐states http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2013/12/consortium_watch_kansas_drops_.html http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/01/02/3502892/common‐core‐backlash‐casts‐shadow.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2013/06/pennsylvania_signals_departure_from_test_consortia.html?cmp=ENL‐EU‐NEWS2 http://www.newsminer.com/news/education/alaska‐changes‐school‐testing‐consortium/article_05509298‐7d77‐11e3‐9606‐001a4bcf6878.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/state_edwatch/2014/04/south_carolina_withdrawing_from_smarter_balanced_testing_consortium.html http://www.cde.state.co.us/communications/20140410sbehighlights http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/04/bobby_jindal_will_put_out_of_c.html
86 Nevada, full steam ahead
• In fact, NV will start a propaganda (education) campaign funded by our State BoE president, Elaine Wynn to sell CC to Nevadan’s http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/apr/06/new‐standards‐education‐dredge‐old‐apprehensions/#.U0I0X01hEwM.facebook
• I don’t know if this is a conflict of interest or not, but NV is in the unique position that the state BoE is controlled by the governor
• Recall on 1/18/13 Elaine Wynn was appointed present of NV BoE by Governor Sandoval. http://www.doe.nv.gov/State_Board_Education_Members/
87 Part 7 –The most insidious issue with CC ‐ Is the student data collection, storing, and sharing – Without Parent Consent
88 The problem –the US DoE Reinterpreted FERPA – 12/02/11 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR‐2011‐12‐02/pdf/2011‐30683.pdf
AFTER FERPA WAS GUTTED, THE UNPRECEDENTED STORAGE, TRACKING, AND SHARING OF STUDENT DATA, SOME PERSONAL, IS NOW ALLOWED WITHOUT PRIOR PARENT CONSENT
89 Joe Hart News 4 1/24/2012
90 • Joe Hart, “The Nevada DoE will follow individual student's progress from pre‐K to the work force. The system will help direct students to the type of college or career ready jobs, and into a field which will allow them a successful outcome for both the student and their state.“ http://www.mynews4.com/news/local/story/Nevada‐wins‐4‐million‐grant‐for‐longitudinal‐data/WtdWRiRyv0O7OmTGlIzOdA.cspx?rss=3298
91 Nevada’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System (NSLDS) is the system that will be used to track, store and share data on all NV public school students
• NSLDS was created with a total of $10,000,000 in grants from the federal government https://nces.ed.gov/Programs/SLDS/pdf/Nevadaabstract.pdf https://nces.ed.gov/Programs/SLDS/pdf/nevadaabstract2012.pdf • NSLDS is the same system that enables tracking of teachers by their students’ test scores. If teachers want to keep their jobs they will teach
to the test. 92 The Goal of the SLDS’s
• The federal government has spent over $612,000,000 to ensure 47 states have SLDS’s that are all compatible… http://nces.ed.gov/Programs/SLDS/stateinfo.asp
93 RGJ recently wrote two articles on what data WCSD will be tracking on students • 1/21/14, Washoe school district to create electronic file on every student "Everything you know will be documented starting in kindergarten" "It will include information on district assessments in every grade level and include attendance records, discipline files and any special concerns..." "Information about a home life...“ http://www.rgj.com/article/20140121/NEWS02/301210063/Washoe‐school‐district‐create‐electronic‐file‐every‐student
• 1/22/14, Data part of Washoe school district's future "The data system will include test scores, attendance records, discipline files and other personal information, including other family members' levels of education.” http://www.rgj.com/article/20140122/NEWS02/301230017/Data‐part‐Washoe‐school‐district‐s‐future 94 Testing
• Starting next school year 2014‐15 ALL NEVADA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE SBAC EXAMS
• Why is this a problem?
95 • It is the SBAC, NOT the local school districts or the state of NV, who MUST provide access to data with the U.S. DoE and others, because of SBAC’s contract with the US DoE. • “The SBAC is required to ‘provide timely and complete access to any and all data collected at the state level’ to the federal government DoE, or its designated program monitors, technical assistance providers, or researcher partners, and to GAO, and the auditors conducting the audit required...” N –6, Appendix F 5 –B, http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop‐assessment/sbac‐cooperative‐agreement.pdf http://truthinamericaneducation.com/uncategorized/federal‐government‐to‐have‐access‐to‐your‐childs‐data‐via‐common‐core‐assessments/ 96 Nevada
• Parents CANNOT opt their children out of SBAC testing or the NSLDS
• Governor Sandoval can slow/stop SBAC testing prior to the next legislative session
97 98 Teachers ‐ Administrators ‐ Parents
• Teachers and administrators against CC are afraid to speak up. Teachers are leaving the profession because of CC.
• Parents are turning to home schooling because of CC and the intrusive data collection, storage, and sharing.
99 In Nevada 4 Problems: 1. It is NOT possible to stop the state from tracking our children’s personal data “pre‐K to the workforce” via the NSLDS. 2. It is NOT possible to stop the SBAC from providing the federal government and companies like Pearson Education access to ‘any and all’ data collected about our children 3. To find out what data is being stored, tracked, and shared on our children we have to pay. It would cost me OVER $10,000 to see what data the state of NV is tracking and sharing on my four children. 4. Even if I pay there is NO WAY for me to know who my children’s data will be shared with! 100 Mr. Eppolito,
The Department’s Director of Information Technology, Glenn Myer, has reviewed your request to receive reports of data for each of your four children that is contained in the SLDS.He has estimated that the cost will be approximately $10,194, which represents at least three solid weeks (120 hours) of dedicated staff time (billed at $84.95/hour) to build, test and validate a new application that will be able to display individual student data in a readable format. Payment of this fee must be made in full before work can begin.
Please understand that the primary purpose of the Department of Education’s SLDS is to support required state and federal reporting, funding of local education agencies, education accountability, and public reporting. The system currently is not capable of responding to the type of individual student data request you have presented. Thus, the extraordinary cost to create a system application that will produce a readable report. Furthermore, data requests outside the scope of the SLDS’ current capability must be prioritized and can only be accommodated when staff resources are available. This prioritization will most likely result in your data request not being fulfilled for several months.
Please notify me if you would like to proceed with your request.
Judy P. Osgood Public Information Officer Nevada Department of Education 700 E. Fifth Street, Suite 100 Carson City, Nevada 89701 Office: (775) 687‐9201 Cell: (775) 443‐7156 [email protected] 1) No one can guarantee student data will be safe from hackers.
Why would we: a) Want the state of Nevada tracking personal information about our children pre‐K to the workforce and directing our students into jobs? b) Want the US DoE, GAO, and companies like Pearson Education to have access to “any and all student data” collected at the state level, about our children?
3) Once this student data is out there we can’t take it back http://longisland.news12.com/news/sachem‐school‐district‐students‐confidential‐information‐posted‐online‐1.6407134 http://nodatany.wordpress.com/2013/11/09/what‐we‐fear‐is‐here‐seen‐with‐my‐own‐eyes/ 2) According to data expert, Tom Considine "In the first quarter of 2014, 39 reports of data breaches have taken place at schools around the country." http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/lahontanvalley/10952141‐113/core‐eppolito‐common‐standards http://www.databreaches.net/2014/01/ 102 Update Data Quality Campaign
• Education Week 4/16/14: "More than 80 student‐data‐privacy bills have been considered in 32 states this year alone, according to the Data Quality Campaign." http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/04/16/28privacy_ep.h33.html?cmp=SOC‐SHR‐TW
103 Ben Swann
Article title, The Most Dangerous Domestic Spying Program is Common Core
“Data collected will not only include grades, test scores, name, date of birth and social security number, it will also include parents’ political affiliations, individual or family mental or psychological problems, beliefs, religious practices and income.” http://benswann.com/the‐most‐dangerous‐domestic‐spying‐program‐is‐common‐core/#ixzz2k0a6DpbD http://benswann.com/the‐most‐dangerous‐domestic‐spying‐program‐is‐common‐core/
1. Through 3/05/14 NV is only half way to completing it’s SLDS http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/your‐states‐progress/by‐state/overview/
2. The only “Data Group” with more than two fields was Discipline it has EIGHT FIELDS, https://bighorn.doe.nv.gov/Bighorn/Lists/SAIN%20Data%20Dictionary/AllItems.aspx104 The only way to protect the children of Nevada… 1. Stop the NSLDS
2. Withdraw from SBAC testing
3. AND STOP COMMON CORE!
105 Part 8 –What can you do to help!
106 • PLEASE encourage the governor to slow the SBAC testing and the NSLDS, long enough to study all the implications of both…
• Please research CC and help us figure out a way to educate Nevadans on all aspects of CC; not just the Nevada Succeeds “facts”
• Note –By spring 2015 will be too late to protect our children from the required SBAC testing and the NSLDS
107 108 Application –State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
• Nevada: Governor Gibbons signed the application on 4/28/09 http://www2.ed.gov/programs/statestabilization/stateapps/nv‐sub.pdf
• In the application NV agreed to: 1) Establish SLDS 2) Take actions to improve teacher effectiveness 3) Enhance the quality of academic assessments 4) Improve academic content standards
• Nevada received $266,000,000 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA 2009) https://www.ed.gov/news/press‐releases/more‐266‐million‐recovery‐funds‐now‐available‐nevada‐save‐teaching‐jobs‐and‐driv http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/11/federal‐education‐stimulus‐funds‐nevada‐released/ 109 Nevada could not apply for Race to the Top Phase 1 because… • At the time, end of 2009, Nevada had a law prohibiting tying teacher evaluations to student test scores http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/19/education‐secretary‐calls‐gibbons‐urge‐change/
110 Who does NOT send their children to Common Core schools • President Obama https://www.sidwell.edu/ • Secretary of Education Arne Duncan http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2009/04/where‐arne‐duncan‐sends‐his‐kids‐to.html • Commissioner of Education NY John King http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/201300/kings‐kids‐private‐school‐and‐the‐common‐core/ • Sandy Kress lobbyist for Pearson ‐ largest education co. (curriculum & tests) in the world and US. http://dianeravitch.net/2014/02/12/tamsa‐the‐hero‐moms‐of‐texas/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer‐sheet/wp/2014/03/30/common‐core‐backer‐for‐public‐schools‐great‐for‐private‐school‐not‐so‐much/ • Steven R. Cohen, Ph.D., Superintendent of Schools for Shoreham‐Wading River School District, NY wrote an article titled, Board of Regents creating ‘education apartheid’ Written in NY but the same applies to the entire USA. http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2013/11/49580/guest‐spot‐board‐of‐regents‐creating‐educational‐class‐system/ 111 New York teachers turn on Common Core
• On 1/26/14 “One of the biggest groups of educators in the country (about 600,000) is on record saying it’s not working.” • The NYSUT, which represents about 600,000 teachers, retired teachers and school professionals —and accounts for 15 percent of national teacher union membership http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/new‐york‐common‐core‐teachers‐schools‐education‐102614.html#ixzz2rZcjUqME
• “NYSUT's board withdrew its support for the Common Core standards as implemented and interpreted in New York state…” http://www.nysut.org/news/2014/january/nysut‐board‐approves‐no‐confidence‐resolution
• On 3/29/14 NYSUT president Dick Lannuzzi said, teachers and parents are right to opt‐out of CC tests. The week of 3/31/14 up to 70% of students in some NY schools opted‐out of CC tests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypQqvs06cD4&list=PL1h2WwSa‐8dNmQOOWznW0H3Ql6zEppLD3 http://www.nydailynews.com/new‐york/education/parents‐pull‐kids‐school‐dodge‐common‐core‐article‐1.1742510
112 • Arne Duncan – 11/15/13 ”’White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’” http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer‐sheet/wp/2013/11/16/arne‐duncan‐white‐surburban‐moms‐upset‐that‐common‐core‐shows‐their‐kids‐arent‐brilliant/
113 4/30/13 CONGRESSMEN IN AT LEAST 19 STATES SENT A LETTER TO ARNE DUNCAN ASKING:
“HOW DID US DoE: 1. CIRCUMVENT CONGRESS TO GET CC WRITTEN 2. CIRCUMVENT CONGRESS TO REINTERPERT FERPA” (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, written 1974) http://luetkemeyer.house.gov/uploadedfiles/commoncore.duncan.final.p df
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