Utah Attorney General’s Office Seeks to Dismiss Common Core Lawsuit
One year ago, Libertas Institute announced a lawsuit against the State Board of Education over its adoption of Common Core, alleging that the Board had violated two laws in so doing—both of which dealt with public notice and...
Utah Media Outlet’s Superficial “In Depth” Report on Common Core
This morning, KSL alerted the public to an “indepth” segment they would be airing about Common Core in Utah: Our 6:15 indepth: an investigation into the Utah Core Standards finds they are sound, legal and rigorous....
New Common Core Lawsuit Fights for Local Control
The following op-ed, written by Connor Boyack, was published this weekend in the Deseret News. Two weeks ago, Governor Herbert held a press conference to announce that he’s “listening” to Common Core critics and that he has asked...
REVEALED: Head of Herbert’s Common Core Review Committee Has Huge Conflict of Interest
UPDATE: Kendell’s letter has now been sent to the Board, and includes the names of dozens of businesspeople and local school board members. See the letter here. Two weeks ago, Governor Herbert called for a “review of...
How is Common Core like Obamacare?
Conservatives in Utah and around the country laughed to scorn then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for suggesting, after passage of “Obamacare,” that Congress had to pass the bill so that the people could then find...
The End Goal of the Common Core
Whether you love or hate the Common Core, it’s important to understand the end goal its architects have been striving for. Once Utahns realize what that goal is, we suspect few will be willing to support its use in this...