AFA of PA ACTION ALERT March 13, 2016 Issue He Thinks Parents Are Brainwashed, But Obama Wants Him as Secretary of Education! Details US Department of Education (USDOE) Secretary Arne Duncan is gone, but there's still not good news … [Read more...]
Blog: Louisiana Governor Jindal Says Common Core is a Scheme
Blog: Louisiana Governor Jindal Says Common Core is Illegal Federal Scheme The basic question is does the Constitution give the federal government the authority to intervene in education in any way? Nowhere in Article 1, Section 8 is that power … [Read more...]
Action Alert – Dismantling Common Core
AFA of PA ACTION ALERT June 18, 2014 Issue Taking Common Core Down Piece by Piece! Details Senator Andy Dinniman (D-19) has introduced SB 1382 which would give control of graduation requirements back into the hands of local districts … [Read more...]
Action Alert – Contact Congress to Support Resolutions
AFA of PA ACTION ALERT February 19, 2014 Issues No PA Congressman or Senator Signs Onto Resolution Targeting Common Core Details Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) has introduced a resolution, H. Res. 476, which denounces the use of federal … [Read more...]
Action Alert-Update on IRRC Testimony Request
AFA of PA ACTION ALERT November 15, 2013 Issues Update on IRRC Testimony Request Details Those supporting Common Core -- in PA called Pennsylvania Core Standards - a simple name change offered by the PA Department of Education to … [Read more...]
Action Alert-IRRC Wants to Hear From You
AFA of PA ACTION ALERT November 14, 2013 Issues IRRC Wants to Hear Your Concerns About Common Core Details The next hearing of the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) concerning Common Core is November 21st at 10:00 a.m. … [Read more...]
Action Alert: IRRC Wants Input On Common Core
AFA of PA ACTION ALERT November 2, 2013 Issues A Chance to Voice Your Concerns About Common Core Details On September 12th, the PA State Board of Education voted to approve the "Keystone Exams" and adopt what the Board called … [Read more...]
State Board of Education Approves Troublesome Common Core
From Pennsylvanians Against Common Core: State Board passes Common Core related standards Yesterday, (9/12/13) the PA State Board of Education (an unaccountable board!) voted 13 - 4 to approve the "Keystone Exams" and adopt what the Board called … [Read more...]
Action Alert – Stop Common Core in PA
AFA of PA ACTION ALERT May 15, 2013 Issue State House and Senate Education Committee Hearings Details Yesterday beginning at 9:00 a.m. the House Education Committee held, as they put it, an "Informational briefing on the Common Core … [Read more...]