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As a citizen, taxpayer, and educator in the State of Georgia, I petition the Governor, the State Board of Education, the State School Superintendent, and the Georgia General Assembly to take every action necessary to cease and desist from Georgia's participation in the Common Core Standards or any national standards movement, any agreement to share personal student and teacher data with non-education agencies within the State, or with the federal government, including any future grants with that condition; any testing tied to the Common Core Standards and any measures (such as the No Child Left Behind waiver) that require such participation in the Common Core.
As an educator, I petition you to do everything in your power to return full control of state educational policies to the taxpayers and citizens of this State. Federal grants and waivers should not drive this State's educational direction. There is no reason, other than federal grant conditions, that 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation should be based on student test performance on unproven assessments, and this especially holds true if these assessments are created and controlled by entities outside this State.
Georgia’s citizens, who pay approximately $13 billion annually in State and local taxes for education, have the constitutional right to exercise 100 percent control over the educational policies in our public schools. We want a true return to local control so that our voices matter.
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Updates
May 23, 2014
Constant feedback from teachers continues to pour in. The message remains clear that local control is not a suggestion but a requirement.
May 23, 2014
The momentum is undeniable. This is a clear signal that Georgians want local control back.
11 Comments
The CC is unconstitutional and will leave our children with NO choice in their education or job readiness skills. Many standards are age inappropriate. Georgia's own standards are sufficient and in many cases far above what the CC proposes.
I have my child in private school. It is bad enough this is happening to our public education system. I had no idea this would effect private and home schooling children as well. The video I recently watched on You Tube was alarming.
GET RID OF COMMON CORE. IT IS DUMBING DOWN OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
Common Core is unconstitutional. It is insidious in the way it indoctrinates students in global social activism and demonizes the United States. It is intentionally dumbing down our students. It is keeping illegal records of students and is sharing that information. Common Core should be called communist core. I'm not joking.
Stop Common Core
The CC is unconstitutional and will leave our children with NO choice in their education or job readiness skills. Many standards are age inappropriate. Georgia's own standards are sufficient and in many cases far above what the CC proposes.
Please, I stand with the teachers but more importantly with the students - this is a horror beyond belief and we will reap a generation of idiots from it.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
As a citizen, taxpayer, and educator in the State of Georgia, I petition the Governor, the State Board of Education, the State School Superintendent, and the Georgia General Assembly to take every action necessary to cease and desist from Georgia's participation in the Common Core Standards or any national standards movement, any agreement to share personal student and teacher data with non-education agencies within the State, or with the federal government, including any future grants with that condition; any testing tied to the Common Core Standards and any measures (such as the No Child Left Behind waiver) that require such participation in the Common Core.
As an educator, I petition you to do everything in your power to return full control of state educational policies to the taxpayers and citizens of this State. Federal grants and waivers should not drive this State's educational direction. There is no reason, other than federal grant conditions, that 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation should be based on student test performance on unproven assessments, and this especially holds true if these assessments are created and controlled by entities outside this State.
Georgia’s citizens, who pay approximately $13 billion annually in State and local taxes for education, have the constitutional right to exercise 100 percent control over the educational policies in our public schools. We want a true return to local control so that our voices matter.
Updates
May 23, 2014
Constant feedback from teachers continues to pour in. The message remains clear that local control is not a suggestion but a requirement.
May 23, 2014
The momentum is undeniable. This is a clear signal that Georgians want local control back.
11 Comments
A general, common set of standards for students on level makes sense. However, I do not think special education children should be taught and tested on grade level standards if they are functioning several years below grade level. Education and testing should allow flexibility to meet children's different needs and instructional levels. Standardized testing should be limited and measure the child's growth over the course of the school year.
The CC is unconstitutional and will leave our children with NO choice in their education or job readiness skills. Many standards are age inappropriate. Georgia's own standards are sufficient and in many cases far above what the CC proposes.
I have my child in private school. It is bad enough this is happening to our public education system. I had no idea this would effect private and home schooling children as well. The video I recently watched on You Tube was alarming.
GET RID OF COMMON CORE. IT IS DUMBING DOWN OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
Common Core is unconstitutional. It is insidious in the way it indoctrinates students in global social activism and demonizes the United States. It is intentionally dumbing down our students. It is keeping illegal records of students and is sharing that information. Common Core should be called communist core. I'm not joking.
Stop Common Core
The CC is unconstitutional and will leave our children with NO choice in their education or job readiness skills. Many standards are age inappropriate. Georgia's own standards are sufficient and in many cases far above what the CC proposes.
Please, I stand with the teachers but more importantly with the students - this is a horror beyond belief and we will reap a generation of idiots from it.
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A general, common set of standards for students on level makes sense. However, I do not think special education children should be taught and tested on grade level standards if they are functioning several years below grade level. Education and testing should allow flexibility to meet children's different needs and instructional levels. Standardized testing should be limited and measure the child's growth over the course of the school year.