Common Core Public Forum Set for September 23, 2014
Come hear and participate in an Open Discussion of Common Core State Initiative and Standardized Testing.
We the People at 1258 Dalzell will host this gathering. 5:30 meet and grret, 6:00pm meeting begins.
Find out..
- How tests, tests, and more tests are not the answer
- How "We the People" were left out of due process
- How Common Core Standards were passed first and then written
- How Common Core is stressful, harmful, and damages self esteem
- Common Core is (supposedly) about higher standards, but the truth is we already have standards higher than what Common Core is advancing
- What Louisiana lags in is performance.
Come get a better understanding of why Governor Jindal renounced Common Core and why we need every elected official to take a second look. Please call your legislators today!
Speakers
- Diane Long, President of Louisiana Power Coalition
- Brenda O'Brock, "We the People" Activist
- Sandy McDade, Lobbyist
- Rep. Henry Burns
- Jim Simmons, Retired Professor
- Curtis Hooks, Educator of 41 years and Caddo School Board Member
- Gay Greer, Interventionist and Educator
- Christine Ytzen, Mom and RN Supervisor experiencing the negative effects of Common Core through her children