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Again just rehashing the propaganda coming from D.C, Sacramento, special interest groups and IUSD.  IUSD, just as they did with Star and CA Standards, will teach to the Common Core tests and use Common Core textbooks and materials which are all going to be 100% Common Core.  If you read and...

Would like to see any evidence or specific examples of the current CA standards being inferior or more "outdated" as compared to Common Core.  Even pro-Common Core PR folks would not argue that Common Core standards are superior to existing CA standards.  Last year, pro-Common Core folks tried...

Politically motivated, re-hashing of Common Core public relations nonsense.  That's all your posting.  We're posting facts and truth.  You should try it sometime.  Still waiting for any reasonable argument based on facts as to why California taxpayers should be OK with spending billions of...

Or vote with your vote.  In the next election, vote for IUSD School Board candidates who are pro-local control of Irvine's education and who are pro-child privacy protection, vs. those who support Washington DC control of Irvine's education and are OK with handing over data on Kindergartners to...

Most common sense parents and teachers we've talked to who learn about Common Core (beyond the PR coming from IUSD administration and Feds and state) share our concerns.  Some of the folks on this board have yet to show any evidence or proof that California is better spending $1.2B and 5-10 more...

Seriously? Please show evidence of "tons of debate" and public awareness of Common Core when it was passed in Aug. 2010? This is one of the most uninformed comments I have seen on this Board.  There was virtually no Common Core debate or parental awareness when it was accepted by California in...

Looking forward to this Common Core movie coming in February: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fU4S-YymK8 Should create a lot of awareness (finally) of what a scam this is.

Have you asked any parents about it?  Most we have spoken to haven't the slightest idea what Common Core really even is, let alone heard all sides of the issue (beyond the "PR hype").  The awareness is still VERY low in CA.  Especially regarding the child privacy issues, etc. Ask those same...

Hopefully the moderator of this board will not allow racial insults, but perhaps that is fair game on Talk Irvine? Folks should do some research before assuming there is no information on the developmental appropriateness of Common Core.  Lots out there. Yes, it is simple:  In California, we...

Thank you for posting this, abcd.  Yes, pretty insulting for the Secretary of Education to say something like this just to defend his Common Core program.  You know he is desperate when he has to resort to racial insults in attacking local control supporters (who include all races and who span...

Wonder how Irvine moms feel about this? http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/politics/duncan-comment-controversy/

It's just one example of an untested and age-inappropriate standard in Common Core.  It is related to methods and algorithms for proving similar and congruent triangles. Currently (and for a long time), this method is taught in high schools using ?Side-Angle-Side? and ?Angle-Side-Angle." ...

Fortunately, the tests put out by the Smarter Balanced cartel are designed for our kids, not us. Unfortunately, we are getting these tests through a process that has been essentially a sweetened, no-bid contract agreed to without seeing the tests and without any prior input from parents or...

Glad we agree that Common Core is new and experimental.  We also agree "it's time for an update".  But what makes you think so?  What data shows it is not working in Irvine?  It doesn't.  In fact, the opposite, our college-readiness is already outstanding (what Common Core is supposed to somehow...

In the business world, someone would probably be fired for completely throwing out an entire strategy that has been working for 13 years in favor of a new and experimental program which costs more to implement and will not see results for many years.  Again, Algebra I (shown to be critical for...

How do you know IUSD is "top performing" compared to other schools? At the same time, I like your line of thinking here.  We could save the $1.2B (maybe more) and not implement Common Core.  You could hire a lot more teachers with that kind of money and drop the 35+ kids per class we have...

And don't forget the media.  They're also for Common Core! (hence the two stories above being so obviously one-sided).  If all of those groups are for it and parents haven't been told much about it... must be good, right?  From what I have heard from someone very involved with this program...

Agreed!  I put that one in there thinking one of the many real state agents on this blog might "bite" on that one.  :) Look, it's a reality that a lot of people bought homes in Irvine, coming from around the world, because of the strong API scores and reputation.  That's just a fact.  It's...

As long as all the rest of the post makes sense, that's fine that you don't like the last two sentences.  Does the process on how we got Common Core make sense to you?  Or the fact that one of the proven, best standards in the country was replaced with lower standards?  Does that make sense...

Hi ZeroLot, welcome to the discussion! Unfortunately, the "Common Core" backlash should have hit TI much sooner.  Our officials metered out very little information for the longest time and only recently began communicating on this, let alone sharing any of the objections or anything from the...