Common Core Faction Tries to Take Over Texas’ English Standards
By Carole Hornsby Haynes | January 30, 2017 Texas Insider
It seems that Texas is an ongoing battle ground for K-12 standards reviews. We’re still in a war to get the Common Core process standards stripped out of the math standards adopted in 2012. Now the English standards review seems headed for a shootout at this week’s State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting.
Is There A Solution to the STAAR Problem?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | January 26, 2017 Texas Insider
Recently Texas State Rep. Jason Isaac, vice chair of the Texas Conservative Coalition & State Representative from House Dist. 45, told Texas Insider Jim Cardle that teachers are spending 46 days of the school year preparing their students to take the STAAR test.
What the Senate Should Ask Trump's Pick for Education Chief
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | January 16, 2017 Education Views 
President-Elect Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary is scheduled to begin confirmation hearings on January 17. While Democrats greatly fear what she might do to reduce their tyrannical control over public education, conservatives also are deeply concerned about where she stands on various issues.
Staunch Common Core Supporter Is Top Contender for U.S. Education #1 Deputy
By Carole
Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | January 16, 2017 Education Views
Getting rid of Common Core and supporting school choice were both campaign promises of President-Elect Donald Trump. So it's a mystery why Allan B. Hubbard, director of the National Economic Council under President George W. Bush and executive director of the President’s Council on Competitiveness and deputy chief of staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, is reported by Education Next to be a top contender to serve as Betsy DeVos’ #1 deputy should she be confirmed.
Common Core Math in Texas: Texas Math Scores Drop Worst in U.S., Says Expert
By Carole Hornsby Haynes Part 5 of the Series: “The results in Grade 8 are virtually catastrophic.” January 11, 2016 Texas Insider
During the 2012 Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) math curriculum standards review, Dr. James Milgram, a member of Common Core’s Validation Committee and the only content expert in mathematics for the standards, reviewed both the first and second Texas drafts. He publicly declared that the second draft showed every indication of being among the best, if not the best, state math standards in the country.
However, the final draft was dramatically altered in the final version that Milgram received from the TEA. A Common Core format had been added and pure math content reduced.