South Milwaukee Now – Kristan T. Harris – 12/12/2013
Wisconsin’s SENATOR LEAH
VUKMIR has added her self to the list of local politicians who are in
the continuous battle against eugenicist Bill
Gates funded Common Core State Standards.
She posted the following
press release:
Leah Vukmir |Press
Release 12/12/2013
(Madison,
WI) – A review of the Common Core
State Standards Initiative has been released which provides findings from
public hearings and possible recommendations for the Wisconsin State
Legislature.
“I must first commend the
work that both Senator Farrow and Representative Thiesfeldt did as the
co-chairs of the Select Committee on Common Core State Standards. Not only were
the reports released well-crafted and thought out, but their abilities as
chairs kept the hearings moving and productive.”
“While the Common Core State
Standards may be better than what we currently have, I believe we can do
better. They do not have the rigor associated with the top state standards in
the US
and around the world. The standards do not appropriately take into account the
needs of advanced students. States are not allowed to enhance these standards
due to copyright laws. They emphasize writing over reading which contradicts
centuries of research. These concerns are just a few of the many discussed
during this process.”
“Reading through the
considerations of the two reports, I believe there is hope for getting Wisconsin’s educational
system out from under the federally pushed Common Core State Standards. I
believe there are 6 steps that Wisconsin
can take to improve our state standards:
- Suspend all implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
- Work to create Wisconsin specific standards that are based upon the nationally recognized standards from Massachusetts, Indiana and California. These standards could be developed using a newly-created standards board similar to one considered in Chairman Farrow’s report.
- Submit these state standards to the legislature in the form of Administrative Rules, thereby mandating legislative oversight.
- Withdraw from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and develop an assessment based upon the new Wisconsin specific standards.
- Require a review of these standards every six years.
- Put additional safeguards in place to protect student privacy.
“I look forward to meeting
with my other committee members to discuss these positive steps.”
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