Common Core

Common Core is a big concern amongst both teachers, parents and the community as a whole. What is it? How will it affect children? What's good about it? Bad? Should I support it? To answer these questions, you'll want to be a part of the discussion, hosted by the Laramie County School District #1 Board of Trustees, on Monday, April 21.

State House Representative Tom Reeder started looking in to Common Core standards and their effect on Natrona County and State schools in March. He found more questions than answers and decided to do something about it. Teaming up with Amy Edmonds in Cheyenne and The Wyoming Liberty Group, they are bringing a roundtable discussion to Casper and Cheyenne next week...

~~by Donna Garner~~   If a person wanted to destroy our American culture, keep this generation from communicating effectively with older generations, and make sure today’s children grow up detesting America instead of valuing our nation’s American exceptionalism, the best plan would be to implement the Common Core Standards (CCS) into every school in America.    ...

We're ready to go for another great week on the program, and want to personally invite you to join us every weekday morning from 6 to 10AM MDT. 7:07AM MDT: Former educator, world traveler, author and columnist, Frosty Wooldridge is back with more on the issues relative to the long term consequences of immigration and over-population on our country and our world... Read More ...

By Donna Garner~~~~5/18/2012~~~ David Coleman, architect of Common Core Standards, has been chosen as the next president of the College Board (producer of SAT and Advanced Placement tests). I am very concerned about this cozy relationship that Coleman means to create between the Common Core Standards and the SAT/AP...