{"id":25208,"date":"2015-03-19T11:01:49","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T15:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25208"},"modified":"2015-03-19T11:01:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T15:01:52","slug":"more-information-on-common-core-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=25208","title":{"rendered":"More Information On Common Core"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Common Core Diva<\/a> is a friend. Her blog is informative and detailed. I have attended Common Core meetings, but do not have the knowledge of how the program works that the Diva does. The following is directly taken from her blog (with her permission).<\/p>\n

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Tech Thursday: CCSS<\/a> Workforce Pushing Labor\u00a0Reform<\/h1>\n
Tech Thursdays<\/a><\/span>‘align and mine’<\/a>, adult education<\/a>, align<\/a>, assessments<\/a>, Career Pathways<\/a>, CLASP<\/a>, Gates Foundation<\/a>, HEA<\/a>, IPEDS<\/a>, NCEP<\/a>, NCES<\/a>, post secondary Common Core<\/a>, U.S. Dept of Labor<\/a>, U.S. Dept. of Education<\/a>, workforce<\/a>, Workforce Legislation<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Post secondary ed reform is set to be \u2018reauthorized\u2019. You can bet your sweet backside CCSS will be there in the form of CTE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Common Core for the Workforce is present through Career Tech Education. This isn\u2019t new news for those of us fighting the CCSS. However, were you aware that there\u2019s a push to reauthorize the Higher Education Act<\/a>? By doing so, you can bet CCSS via CTE will be there.<\/p>\n

The Higher Ed Act:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Originally written in 1965, under Pres. Johnson domestic agenda for America<\/a> called \u201cThe Great Society<\/a>\u201d. It was to increase amounts of federal aid universities and colleges received. The Act was to also increase student aid to get into institutions of higher education. It also established a national teacher corps program.
\nThe HEA (as the Higher Education Act can be referred to) has been reauthorized several times.\u00a0The updates to the law have been many and wide reaching. Much of what your students and mine fill out on their FASFA<\/a> forms is tied up in this law.<\/p>\n

Most notable in what I\u2019ve been able to find in researching is the 1998 versrion known as \u201cGear Up\u201d \u00a0If reauthorized, this would be the 3rd time. As always, the CCSS is buried. Where would it be found? Perkins funding, those Titles funding programs, work study programs, apprenticeships, and probably more. We\u2019ll get to the particulars in a bit. But first, what does \u201cGear Up\u201d stand for? \u201cGaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs\u201d. Remember, this was started in 1998. Before CCSS. But how ironic that we have so much \u2018readiness\u2019 rhetoric in modern education.<\/p>\n

The 2008 Workforce\/Education \u2018Marriage’:<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Center for Law and Social Policy\u2019s document highlighting the changes to HEA, here\u2019s the one that joined education and businesses (think P3s, or public-private partnerships), \u201cCreates Business Workforce Partnerships for Job Skill Training in High Growth Occupations or Industries. Colleges often lack the \u201cventure capital\u201d to start up new, credit-bearing programs that can respond to business workforce needs<\/strong> because state funding and federal financial aid typically only flow after students are enrolled in programs. This grant program funds partnerships of colleges, employers, and, where applicable, labor representatives<\/strong> to expand or create credit-bearing college programs responsive to business workforce needs, adapt college offerings to workers\u2019 schedules, expand worksite learning opportunities, and purchase equipment related to such academic or job training programs. The grants are targeted toward programs serving nontraditional students, such as working adults, and can be used to create for-credit career pathways (Section 803).\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Other items which supported this \u2018marriage\u2019? TRIO and Bridges from Jobs to Careers. If you don\u2019t know much about TRIO, here\u2019s what the U.S. Dept. of Ed. has to say about it, \u201cThe history of TRIO is progressive. It began with Upward Bound<\/strong>, which emerged out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 in response to the administration\u2019s War on Poverty. In 1965, Talent Search<\/strong>, the second outreach program, was created as part of the\u00a0Higher Education Act<\/strong>. In 1968, Student Support Services<\/strong>, which was originally known as Special Services for Disadvantaged Students, was authorized by the Higher Education Amendments and became the third in a series of educational opportunity programs. By the late 1960\u2019s, the term \u201cTRIO\u201d was coined to describe these federal programs.\u00a0<\/em>If you don\u2019t know much about Bridges from Jobs to Careers, it basically was a federal program which awarded competing higher education institutions grant money. There were mandatory requirements for use of the funding. In our current educational panaroma, each state appears to have some sort of bridge\/work program. I didn\u2019t find all 50 states in my general search, but I did find several states which are proudly open for business, so to speak.<\/p>\n

To find out more about TRIO:\u00a0http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/trio\/index.html#references<\/a><\/em> (*Note: at least one of the TRIO programs will begin its overreach as early as middle school)<\/p>\n

To read the entire law from Congress back in the day,\u00a0https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/110th-congress\/house-bill\/4067\/text<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

To see CLASP\u2019s information (including the key senators involved),\u00a0http:\/\/www.clasp.org\/resources-and-publications\/publication-1\/0430.pdf<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

A Jump Ahead to 2014:<\/strong><\/p>\n

While CLASP is still somewhat fresh on our minds, let\u2019s see what more current ed\/jobs efforts they\u2019ve been up to.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a screen shot from their website that plainly has \u201cCareer Pathways\u201d displayed. It also states \u2018low income\u2019 and \u2018disadvantaged\u2019. With some of the sweeping changes embedded in HR5, who is classified as \u2018disadvantaged\u2019 and \u2018low income\u2019 could drastically change to include almost every student!
\nYou definitely will want to enlarge this screen shot.<\/p>\n

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The Gates Foundation has a firm grasp on CLASP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s no question in my mind how much CLASP is tied into the Gates Foundation and is helping direct the policies of this nation. How utterly disgusting. If you want more information about them, see:\u00a0http:\/\/www.clasp.org\/issues\/postsecondary\u00a0<\/a><\/em>Oh, and one more nugget of truth the WIOA (Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act) which has 21 embedded CCSS, CTE, and\/or Career Pathways in it will take effect July 2015.<\/p>\n

The 2015 Push:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve not already had to run away from your computer screaming after the bombshells from above, know that Washington is hard at work as we speak plotting even more reform. To this end, refer back to the opening screen shot you saw. It\u2019s at the very top of the page. What I want you to find is the phrase about the 4 pillars of action to be taken in reauthorizing HEA. I\u2019ll include the PDF file, but here\u2019s a quick summary:
\nPoint #1: empowering family decision making; Point #2: Simplifying and improving student aid; Point #3: promoting innovation, access, and completion (of what isn\u2019t clarified upfront); and Point #4: insuring strong accountability and a limited federal role.<\/p>\n

Drawbacks to the points include more data tracking\/mining via the Integrated PostSecondary Education Data System (IPEDS); the federal agencies streamlining information families can access to cause less confusion; more robust financial literacy; having the U.S. Dept. of Ed create a higher education rating system; strengthening federal financial aid; streamlining student debt repayment plans to better serve taxpayers; making the Pell Grant flexible; possible federal interference in the \u2018innovation, access, and completion\u2019 point ( I strongly believe you should read and assimilate the information directly from the source); increasing the push for more digital learning; increasing the competency-based outcomes for students; more federal assistance for those with the lowest incomes; ramping up teaching preparedness via federal programs and\/or influence; and, a possible move to make accreditation entities become more rigorous when it comes to post secondary education institutions. For all the details and for your research:\u00a0hea_whitepaper<\/a><\/p>\n

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To learn more about IPEDS from the U.S. Dept. of Ed:\u00a0http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/ipeds\/about\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
To learn more about the government entity overseeing all interested parties into post-secondary education and data collection,\u00a0see:\u00a0https:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/npec<\/span>\/<\/em> (*Note: be sure to look at the Research\/Development Board Members. Note which institutions or organizations they represent)<\/p>\n
To learn more about the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) which oversees all types of assessments (includes post secondary ones), see:\u00a0http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/whatsnew\/commissioner\/index.asp<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
*Note: The NCES commissioner oversees all the assessments you see below and then some.<\/p>\n
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To access the entire list\/graphic of he assessments, visit:
\nhttp:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/about\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
To access the National Post Secondary Education Policy Cooperative\u2019s \u201cStudent Success\u201d pdf (which includes public policy, alignment, and more),\u00a0ewell_report<\/a><\/p>\n
More You May Want to Know:<\/strong><\/p>\n
The original screen shot showed that an upcoming hearing would be taking place to discuss not only all I\u2019ve shared with you, but even more. Involved in the hearing will be federal budget, plans, and workforce. You\u2019ll want to listen to the entire thing. This hearing actually took place yesterday, March 18th. I can tell you from the opening remarks, at least one U.S. Congress member wasn\u2019t a fan. Here\u2019s a screen shot from Twitter taken from the Ed\/Workforce feed:<\/p>\n
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Link to the hearing as it is on You Tube:
\n[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6kOf2UeClzg%5D<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
For Further Related Info:<\/strong>
\nArticles I\u2019ve previously published on this subject include (not limited to)
\n11\/16\/14, CTE, labor unions, federal funding, and more:\u00a0https:\/\/commoncorediva.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/16\/rmt-vp-unions-career-tech-and-common-core\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
11\/18\/14, Gear Up, College and Career Ready Consortium, and more:\u00a0https:\/\/commoncorediva.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/18\/ftf-tuesday-ccrec-college-and-career-readiness-evaluation-consortium\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Sic’ ‘Em Saturday: Those Who Oppose, Yet Support<\/a><\/span>In “Sic ‘Em Saturday”<\/span><\/p>\n
Tech Thursday: A “CTSO” Near You<\/a><\/span>In “Tech Thursdays”<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n