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"Alaska native" firms, most often in Virginia, were paid $45 billion in Pentagon contracts thanks to DEI law.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 10:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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If you thought the debate over Common Core Standards was over; think again. It may be only starting - again
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2016 @ 1:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled. The State Board of Education will discuss the report’s findings next month.
Published: Thursday, April 28th, 2016 @ 12:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Two months after the Academic Standards Review Commission issued its final report, the fate of Common Core in North Carolina is far from settled.
Published: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 @ 12:13 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After fifteen months of work, the ASRC is in the process of finalizing their reports and submitting them to the State Board of Education and General Assembly. Their work has been thorough and has included surveys, examination of other standards in other states, testimony from experts and parents.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 10:03 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Over the last few weeks, the Raleigh News and Observer (along with its sister outlet, the Charlotte Observer) has been waging war on the opponents of Common Core and in particular on the Academic Standards Review Commission, the body tasked with reviewing the math and English standards and...
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 10:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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On Friday, December 18th, the North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) tasked with providing recommendations to replace Common Core standards held their last meeting. All indications over the prior fourteen months of meetings pointed to substantial changes being recommended.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 6:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The North Carolina Academic Standards Review Commission published their draft Report of Findings and Recommendations (PDF). The commission will vote on the report later today and deliver it to the NC State Board of Education for their consideration.
Published: Friday, January 8th, 2016 @ 5:24 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The News & Observer is doing its darnedest to ignore the growing criticism of Common Core standards. The paper's recent editorial "Defending Common Core" was an exercise in putting lipstick on a pig.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 10:32 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Every two years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) administers rigorous math and reading tests to a representative sample of fourth- and eighth-grade students from each state and Washington, D.C. NAEP occasionally administers assessments covering other subjects, grade-levels...
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 3:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In "Maintaining rigor and listening to teachers in the debate over academic standards," Keith Poston of the Public School Forum argues against changing the Common Core math and English standards, since he believes members of the state's Academic Standards Review Commission (ASRC) are working to...
Published: Sunday, March 15th, 2015 @ 2:51 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In his article "Maintaining rigor and listening to teachers in the debate over academic standards," Keith Poston argues against revisions to the current Common Core standards and the importance of ensuring teachers have a voice in this discussion. In a two-part response, I argue, in part one...
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2015 @ 8:09 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Welcome back! I trust everyone had a good summer. We all need breaks and I hope you had a chance to unplug. You say that you were following Common Core until school let out. And now, well, you have no idea what's happened these last few months. No problem. It's time for a quick recap.
Published: Thursday, September 4th, 2014 @ 2:07 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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