© Little Seed Productions st Limited September 21 Capacity –Reserve Your Seat Early! 9:00 am UNTIL 3:00 pm South Carolina South Carolina Reserve Your Seat* scpie.org by Sept. 17th: $30 P Atar ethents Door:Involved $35 in Ed u Pcat Includesarieontsn Inv Luncholved in Education Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center 1101 LINCOLN STREET • COLUMBIA, SC 29201 South Carolina Parents Involved in Education Common Core Standards are Bad for South Carolina’s Children Learn from National Experts Why Jane Robbins Ze’ev Wurman Sandra Stotsky Joy Pullman Whitney Neal Larry Grooms Tim Scott American Principles Project Hoover Institution University of Arkansas Heartland Institute Freedom Works South Carolina Senator United States Senator Professor Jane Robbins is an attorney Ze’ev Wurman is a visiting Joy Pullman is a research Whitney Neal is the South Carolina Senator Senator Scott was sworn and a senior fellow with scholar at the Hoover Sandra Stotsky is Professor fellow of The Heartland Grassroots Director for Larry Grooms was first in to the U.S. Senate in the American Principles Institution. From 2007 to Emerita of the University Institute and managing FreedomWorks. She is a elected to the South Caro- January 2013. Prior to be- Project (APP) in Washing- 2009, Wurman served as a of Arkansas’ Department editor of School Reform former eighth grade United lina Senate in 1997. Senator ing sworn in to the Senate, ton, DC. She has crafted Senior Adviser at the Office of Education Reform. She News, a national monthly States History teacher and Grooms is Chairman of Senator Scott served in federal and state legislation of Planning, Evaluation is credited with develop- publication. In that capaci- holds a Bachelor’s Degree the Senate Transportation the United States House designed to restore the and Policy Development ing one of the country’s ty, she has interviewed and in Public Relations and a Committee and serves on of Representatives from constitutional autonomy in the U.S. Department of strongest sets of academic produced podcasts with Master’s Degree in Public the Senate Education Com- 2011-2013, where he was a of states and parents in Education. Throughout standards for K-12 students many of the leading figures Policy and Administration mittee. He authored Senate member of House leader- education policy. Graduate the development of the while serving as Senior in school reform. Pullman with an emphasis in Educa- Bill S 300, which will repeal ship and sat on the influen- of Clemson University and Common Core standards Associate Commissioner in is the 2013 recipient of a tion Policy. She has testified Common Core. Senator tial House Rules Commit- the Harvard Law School, in 2009-2010 he analyzed the Massachusetts Depart- Robert Novak journalism before governing bodies Grooms has received many tee. Scott also served on Robbins is Senior Fellow its mathematics draft ment of Education. She is fellowship for in-depth and spoken to a variety awards in his political Charleston County Council with the American Prin- standards for the Pioneer also known nation-wide reporting on the Common of audiences about her career; the most notable for thirteen years, including ciples Project (APP) and co- Institute and for the State for her in-depth analyses of Core standards. Pullmann research into the problems of which are: the Palmetto four terms as Chair and in author of the APP/Pioneer of California. In the sum- the problems in Common has taught middle and with the Common Core Leadership Award, South the South Carolina House Institute report, Controlling mer of 2010, he served on Core’s English Language high school students Standards. Carolina Policy Council, of Representatives for two Education From the Top: the California Academic Arts (ELA). Professor Stotsky history, literature, and 2007; the Legislative years where he was elected Why Common Core is Bad Content Standards Com- served as a member of the debate, and wrote high Champion, Palmetto Fam- Chairman of the Freshman for Ameria. mission that reviewed the Common Core Standards school public speaking ily Council, 2008; and the Caucus and House Whip. adoption of Common Core Validation Committee. curriculum. She graduated Taxpayer Champion Award, for California. from the Hillsdale College Club for Growth, 2008. honors program. Learn More… South Carolina Parents Involved in Education.