Publication History
“Kindergarten, Disrupted” was originally published as “Do We Need a Common Core?,” Huffington Post, May 7, 2012. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.
“The Common Core Curriculum and Scripted Lesson Plans” was originally published as “Why Are Parents Revolting against the Common Core? Start with the English Curriculum,” Huffington Post, January 16, 2014. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.
“Bill Gates, Bankroller of the Common Core” was originally published as “Bill Gates Should Not Micro-manage Our Schools,” SchoolBook, May 17, 2013. http://www.wnyc.org/.
“David Coleman, Architect of the Common Core” was originally published as “David Coleman’s Plan to Destroy Education,” Al Jazeera America, December 5, 2014. http://america.aljazeera.com/.
“Michael Barber, Pearson Deliverologist” was originally published as “For Pearson, Common Core Is Private Profit,” Al Jazeera America, March 24, 2015. http://america.aljazeera.com/.
“How Democratic Party Elites Educate Their Own Kids” was originally published as “Democratic Party Elites Have Abandoned Public Education,” Al Jazeera America, August 21, 2015. http://america.aljazeera.com/.
“How Obama and Congress Cemented the Common Core” was originally published as “Congress and Obama Feign a Course Correction on Testing,” Al Jazeera America, December 8, 2015. http://america.aljazeera.com/.
“The English Language Arts Standards Stifle Thought” was originally published as “Thinking in School,” Hannah Arendt Center, January 19, 2015. http://www.hannaharendtcenter.org/.
“The Math Standards Do Not Prepare Children for STEM Majors or Careers” was originally published as “The Problem with the Common Core Math Standards,” Huffington Post, October 31, 2013. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.
“The Next Generation Science Standards Lead to Computer Simulations, Not Hands-On Tasks” was originally published as “Corporate Science Standards Not Best for School,” Journal News, December 19, 2016. http://www.lohud.com/.
“The College Board’s Interest in Advanced Placement U.S. History” was originally published as “College Board Shouldn’t Monopolize How US History Is Taught,” Al Jazeera America, October 7, 2014. http://america.aljazeera.com/.
“The United Nations’s Problematic Education Agenda” was originally published as “Corporate Education Reform Goes Global,” Al Jazeera America, January 26, 2016. http://america.aljazeera.com/.
“Do Not Enter the PISA Testing Race” was originally published as “Don’t Make a Mountain out of PISA Scores,” Al Jazeera America, January 22, 2015. http://america.aljazeera.com/.
“What Brazil Should Know about the Common Core” was originally published as “Por que os padrões nacionais de educação são uma má ideia,” Patio (Brazil), March/May 2017. http://loja.grupoa.com.br/.
“American Schools Should Not Teach ‘Asian Values’” was originally published as “Education Reform and Asian Values,” E-International Relations, December 24, 2015. http://www.e-ir.info/.
“American Schools Should Not Teach ‘Grit’” was originally published as “Teaching ‘Grit’ Is Bad for Children, and Bad for Democracy,” Aeon, June 2, 2016. https://aeon.co/.
“Forge Coalitions” was originally published as “Forging Coalitions to Stop the Common Core,” The Contemporary Condition, December 12, 2013. http://contemporarycondition.blogspot.com/.
“Prevent Excessive Data Collection” was originally published as “Who Should Know That Your Child Daydreams?,” The Homeschool Handbook, July/August 2014. http://www.thehomeschoolhandbook.com/.
“Take Up the Civil Rights Legacy” was originally published as “Common Core Betrays the Civil Rights Movement,” coauthored with Yohuru Williams, Truthout, November 5, 2014. Copyright Truthout.org. Reprinted with permission.
“Refuse the Tests” was originally published as “Why Common Core Tests Are Bad,” CNN, April 23, 2014. CNN retains the rights. http://www.cnn.com/.
“Don’t Be Fooled by Rebranding” was originally published as “Betsy DeVos Said Common Core Was ‘Dead’—It’s Not,” The Conversation, March 26, 2018. https://theconversation.com/.
“What’s the Alternative? John Dewey’s Vision” was originally published as “In Praise of Dewey,” Aeon, July 28, 2016. https://aeon.co/.