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Your Excellency,
We, the undersigned, askall of the Diocesan School leaders of the Archdiocese ofNew Orleansto stand firmly in opposition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and to disassociate with the Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative (CCCII) that is supported and promoted by the National Catholic Education Association.
We believe that the Common Core State Standards represent lower academic standards for our children and have paved the way for controversial teaching material. We ask that allArchdiocese leaders review in detail the material being promoted by the CCCII for the implementation of Common Core, as it distorts the Church’s teachings.
With this, we ask that you set a strong example for other Dioceses across the country by rescinding the Diocesan approval of and implementation of the Common Core standards and reject any current use or future use of CCCII resources, training, and guidance for Diocesan educators.
We also ask thatArchdiocese school leaders promise not to collect or track data on our children or our families in conjunction with or related to the Common Core State Standards or any other state or federally run data tracking system, abide by the prior FERPA laws, and protect the privacy of our children’s personal information.
We strongly believe that this is a significant opportunity for Catholic schools to distinguish themselves from a nationalized monolithic school system, and to garner renewed support from communities across the country. Parents will seek alternative and traditional schools for their children, and in turn, for future generations to come.
In this Year of Faith, TheArchdiocese of New Orleanscould be a true leader by rejecting Common Core and thereby leading throughtrue evangelization.
Your Excellency,
CATHOLICSAGAINST THE COMMON CORE INITIATIVE
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September 11, 2013
I have been reading through the notes many of you left and I am truly humbled by the depth of your devotion to our children. It is clear that this conversation belongs to the families who care so deeply about our schools and I am just grateful to have helped open the door for us to talk about this together.
September 11, 2013
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people feel this same way about our schools. This momentum belongs entirely to the parents and parishioners who stepped up to speak their minds.
6 Comments
NO COMMON CORE IN NOLA. It is a disaster for our parochial schools.
Keep government out of our church schools. We need to go back to real math and history books. My kids are struggling with this new way of learning.
Thank you for doing this. I am so worried about what they are teaching my kids and the data mining is just creepy. Protect our families privacy!
Catholic education used to mean excellence. This common core stuff is watered down and secular. Please listen to the parents.
The archdiocese needs to wake up and see that these standards are failing our students. We pay tuition to get away from public school nonsense not to bring it here.
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Your Excellency,
We, the undersigned, askall of the Diocesan School leaders of the Archdiocese ofNew Orleansto stand firmly in opposition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and to disassociate with the Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative (CCCII) that is supported and promoted by the National Catholic Education Association.
We believe that the Common Core State Standards represent lower academic standards for our children and have paved the way for controversial teaching material. We ask that allArchdiocese leaders review in detail the material being promoted by the CCCII for the implementation of Common Core, as it distorts the Church’s teachings.
With this, we ask that you set a strong example for other Dioceses across the country by rescinding the Diocesan approval of and implementation of the Common Core standards and reject any current use or future use of CCCII resources, training, and guidance for Diocesan educators.
We also ask thatArchdiocese school leaders promise not to collect or track data on our children or our families in conjunction with or related to the Common Core State Standards or any other state or federally run data tracking system, abide by the prior FERPA laws, and protect the privacy of our children’s personal information.
We strongly believe that this is a significant opportunity for Catholic schools to distinguish themselves from a nationalized monolithic school system, and to garner renewed support from communities across the country. Parents will seek alternative and traditional schools for their children, and in turn, for future generations to come.
In this Year of Faith, TheArchdiocese of New Orleanscould be a true leader by rejecting Common Core and thereby leading throughtrue evangelization.
Your Excellency,
CATHOLICSAGAINST THE COMMON CORE INITIATIVE
Updates
September 11, 2013
I have been reading through the notes many of you left and I am truly humbled by the depth of your devotion to our children. It is clear that this conversation belongs to the families who care so deeply about our schools and I am just grateful to have helped open the door for us to talk about this together.
September 11, 2013
I am honestly overwhelmed by how many people feel this same way about our schools. This momentum belongs entirely to the parents and parishioners who stepped up to speak their minds.
6 Comments
Please, please, please stop the implementation of the nationalized educational standards. We have been successful educating our children for over 100 years. Please continue to trust our Catholic educational system and end common core in our archdiocese
NO COMMON CORE IN NOLA. It is a disaster for our parochial schools.
Keep government out of our church schools. We need to go back to real math and history books. My kids are struggling with this new way of learning.
Thank you for doing this. I am so worried about what they are teaching my kids and the data mining is just creepy. Protect our families privacy!
Catholic education used to mean excellence. This common core stuff is watered down and secular. Please listen to the parents.
The archdiocese needs to wake up and see that these standards are failing our students. We pay tuition to get away from public school nonsense not to bring it here.
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Please, please, please stop the implementation of the nationalized educational standards. We have been successful educating our children for over 100 years. Please continue to trust our Catholic educational system and end common core in our archdiocese