Power of social media. MT @a_oldika @ParentLEDreform we've already surpassed reach of 1st twitter rally, just 8 mins in! #stopcommoncore
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 3, 2013
I'm seeing a lot of #stopcommoncore in my Twitter feed. I wondered if it was currently trending. And then I looked. It is. #takenote
— Stephanie Kreuz (@skreuz) May 3, 2013
Twitchy founder Michelle Malkin, who just last week spoke of the power of social media to tell suppressed narratives, was among those driving yet another Twitter rally to sound the alarm on the Common Core State Standards Initiative, which aims to impose a “one-size-fits-none” set of education standards nationwide. FreedomWorks calls it simply the “government takeover of education.”
What is #CommonCore? It's the government takeover of education. Help us #StopCommonCore http://t.co/IEIZP3Q4q0
— FreedomWorks (@FreedomWorks) May 3, 2013
That something with such a massive reach, both across the nation and forward through generations, could manage to fly beneath the radar is astounding, but concerned parents have found each other online and continue to search for answers, share information and demand accountability.
https://twitter.com/keepergina/status/330132232536723456
https://twitter.com/beth_thomason/status/330132981656199169
My #homeschooled children enjoy classic literature because common core hasn't come for us yet #StopCommonCore
— Jessica S. Parmer (@thatoddmom) May 3, 2013
George Will agrees: #CommonCore Violates 3 Federal Laws http://t.co/JmTBHMCMOw #stopcommoncore
— Pioneer Institute (@PioneerBoston) May 3, 2013
With the implementation of CCSS schools can track 400 points of data on your child, privacy is no longer valued #StopCommonCore
— Jessica S. Parmer (@thatoddmom) May 3, 2013
https://twitter.com/JasonBWhitman/status/330132612138012673
Sick of seeing my 5th graders struggle to add and subtract or read simple text because the TOP DOWN SYSTEM is failing them. #stopcommoncore
— Bethany Roberts (@BethanyRobert12) May 3, 2013
Happy to start homeschooling in September. Def support #stopcommoncore!!
— Nykki (@NykkiEfunnuga) May 3, 2013
#stopcommoncore it will hurt students who have learning disabilities who can't keep up with regular ed pacing
— Rochelle P (@Roportm) May 3, 2013
Stop Fed takeover of local schools. Stop data mining our children. Stop substandard curricula. Stop religious intolerance. #StopCommonCore!
— Mama Gail (@GailTrask) May 3, 2013
Common core will deemphasize math & reading &insert more SOCIAL STUDIES preparing students to be cogs #Stopcommoncore http://t.co/nSZjpdCKqe
— Ideas Matter (@IdeasBelief) May 3, 2013
#stopcommoncore Talk to your neighbors, family, friends. Here's a downloadable handout. http://t.co/JZABgGLSCz
— No Common Core KY (@NoCommonCoreKY) May 3, 2013
I haven't gotten a straight answer from a single site regarding common core. THEY don't want you to know! just like OCare! #stopcommoncore
— Amber Duncan (@mynameispink) May 3, 2013
#stopcommoncore ties teacher salary to passing the common core testing – this idea is untested and has no merit to judge what teacher did
— Rochelle P (@Roportm) May 3, 2013
https://twitter.com/pfloyd325/status/330134482915037185
CC is all about social justice. Most people have no idea what that is. Educate your friends. #stopcommoncore
— No Common Core in AL (@aahbuhkuh) May 3, 2013
Need another reason to #StopCommonCore? Read their agenda in their own words here: http://t.co/Fei2tqYQU1 #LiberalEducation
— Heath Mayo (@HeathMayo) May 3, 2013
The #StopCommonCore effort has found in foothold in government in the form of Sen. Ted Cruz and a handful of his colleagues, but it will take pressure from citizens to give the movement legs.
Proud to join other Senators in effort to #StopCommonCore & prevent Dept of Ed from setting a nation-wide curriculum: http://t.co/ErdQQIcRPd
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) May 3, 2013
Q4 Political pressure is changing minds on CCSS…KEEP IT UP! #stopcommoncore
— James V. Shuls (@shulsie) May 3, 2013
#stopcommoncore It's time to Twitter up!
— No Common Core KY (@NoCommonCoreKY) May 3, 2013
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Update: A lot of people are getting an education on Common Core tonight.
Woohoo! #StopCommonCore is the #1 non-promoted tweet! http://t.co/JNKk2WENb8
— FreedomWorks (@FreedomWorks) May 3, 2013
The top trending topic in the United States is an amazing victory for the grass roots, but the fight to stop Common Core isn’t over. Here are some resources to keep the education of the public going, along with some homework from Truth in American Education (@TruthInAmEd), Parent-Led Reform (@ParentLEDReform) and the rally panelists: Emmett McGroarty,executive director of the Preserve Innocence Imitative with American Principles Project (@approject); Joy Pullmann (@joypullmann), editor of School Reform News; Ben DeGrow (@ediswatching) education policy analyst at the Independence Institute; James Shuls (@shulsie), education policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute; and Shane Vander Hart (@shanevanderhart) editor-in-chief of CaffeinatedThoughts.com (@CaffThoughts).
One more resource: My handy #stopcommoncore public Twitter list. Big salute to ALL activists on front lines==> https://t.co/3lf0d0RgcT
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) May 3, 2013
Do you have questions about Common Core? Check out this info packed website http://t.co/wQdcmt2xQg #stopcommoncore
— Tonya Shellnutt (@tonyashellnutt) May 3, 2013
Get to know the Facts versus the Myths of #CommonCore talking points – http://t.co/2HuAliMNzQ #stopcommoncore
— Truth in American Ed (@TruthinAmEd) May 3, 2013
https://twitter.com/ParentLEDreform/status/330151040852832258
Six reasons why conservatives (but everyone really) should object to the Common Core – http://t.co/d2u3zGxKAI #stopcommoncore
— Shane Vander Hart (@shanevanderhart) May 3, 2013
Q 10. How do parents get involved to #stopcommoncore?
— American Principles (@approject) May 3, 2013
Q10. Go to http://t.co/BQZEgRHc3I & pulldown "About Us" then go to "Related Websites" to find activists in your state #stopcommoncore
— American Principles (@approject) May 3, 2013
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