Sentences with phrase «many white suburban moms»

The first sign was Secretary Duncan's infamous reference to the opposition of Common Core from «white suburban moms.»

Parents are reacting to a comment made by Arne Duncan that some of the opposition to Common Core standards comes from white suburban moms who are upset that their children are not doing well on the new common core - aligned tests.

My own sense from watching this debate play out is that most of the «white suburban moms» who oppose Common Core also share a romantic, progressive view of education that is at odds with traditional schooling in general.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan raised some hackles when he told a gathering of state education superintendents on November 15 that fresh complaints about the Common Core State Standards were mostly from white suburban moms upset that their children weren't as brilliant as they thought they were.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan raised some hackles when he told a gathering of state education superintendents on Nov. 15 that fresh complaints about the Common Core State Standards were mostly from «white suburban moms» upset that their children weren't as «brilliant as they thought they were.»

Long dismissed as isolated incidents or the protests of a few «white suburban moms,» this parent movement shows no signs of relenting.

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As Secretary Duncan told a room full of state education chiefs, «It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who — all of a sudden --[realize] their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were.»

However politically incorrect Secretary Duncan's comments were, he's probably absolutely right that many white suburban moms (or «soccer moms» - call them what you will) hate the new standards because the tests are tough, really tough.

He had just told a gathering of state superintendents of education that «white suburban moms» were rebelling against the Common Core academic standards — new guidelines for math and language arts instruction — because their kids had done poorly on the tough new tests.

As you may have heard, after New York announced that their test scores under the Common Core dropped a full 30 percent, Obama's Secretary of Education notoriously singled - out «white suburban moms» as particularly vociferous opponents of the Common Core standards - which are coming soon to a school near you.

Parents are reacting to a comment by Arne Duncan that some of the opposition to Common Core standards comes from white suburban moms who are upset that their children are not doing well on the new common core - aligned tests.

These rates defy the stereotype that the movement is a rebellion of petulant «white suburban moms.»

He told a groups of school superintendents last November that he was «fascinated» by the backlash from «white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were.»

SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN: And it's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from sort of white suburban moms who, all of a sudden, their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were, their schools aren't quite as good as they thought they were.

Secretary Arne Duncan got in trouble in 2013 for characterizing the opposition to Common Core as «white suburban moms.»

If Americans know Education Secretary Arne Duncan for anything at this point, it would be as that guy who claimed last week that opposition to the Common Core national K - 12 educational standards sprang from «white suburban moms» who feared that tougher requirements would reveal their children to be as not «brilliant» as they thought.

Charles F. Coleman, Jr. supported this last ditch effort for the «testocracy» when he took up former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's argument that opposition to standardized testing was only from out of touch «white suburban moms.»

As parent and Connecticut journalist Sarah Darer Littman recently explained, «Democrats from Arne Duncan on down are trying to frame the growing nationwide revolt by parents, K - 12 educators, university professors, and child development specialists as «Tea Party extremism» or overwrought «white suburban moms.»

In 2013, former federal education secretary Arne Duncan famously portrayed the opposition to Common Core standards and tests as a bunch of «white suburban moms» upset that their precious children were being challenged.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan dismissed these concerns, telling a group of state school superintendents at Richmond, Va., on Nov 15: «It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were.»

«Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who has been supportive of the new rules, didn't help the cause when he said in November that opposition comes from «white suburban moms who [find]-- all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were.»

White suburban moms, among many others, have certainly played an important role in organizing resistance to high - stakes tests in actions that have led to important victories in Texas, New York, and beyond as they fight to defend their children from abuse by a multibillion - dollar testing industry that is homogenizing education and draining resources from cash strapped school districts.

The fact is, the children of the white suburban moms Duncan mentioned had been doing just fine.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan touched off a torrent of criticism last November when he told a group of state school superintendents that opposition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) was coming from «white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn't quite as good as they thought.»

Duncan told a gathering of state superintendents of education on Friday that «white suburban moms» were upset because their kids were doing poorly on new, more rigorous exams linked to Common Core.

In a blog post on the department website, Duncan said when he mentioned the white suburban moms, he had been trying to «encourage a difficult conversation and challenge the underlying assumption that when we talk about the need to improve our nation's schools, we are only talking about poor minority students in inner cities.»

Arne Duncan Makes Wild Claim About Why Some «White Suburban Moms» Oppose #CommonCore http://t.co/B5mHUxxUIc (@HarrietBaldwin)

In fact, your «white suburban moms» comment shows that you measure intelligence and the success of schools by test scores.

In a November 17, 2013 speech to state school superintendents, then U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan commented that it was «fascinating» that some of the opposition to the Common Core was coming from «white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn't quite as good as they thought it was.»

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a group of state schools superintendents Friday that he found it «fascinating» that some of the opposition to the Common Core State Standards has come from «white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were.»

.@arneduncan says foes of Common Core = white suburban moms who find their «child isn't as brilliant as they thought» & «that's pretty scary

«It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were, and that's pretty scary.

State Commissioner John King and the Board of Regents dismissed parent complaints, and Secretary Arne Duncan brushed them off as the whining of «white suburban moms» who were disappointed to learn that their child was not as brilliant as they thought and their public school was not as good as they thought.

When the former Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, made a statement, «The Opt Out Movement is led by white suburban mom's because they don't want to hear their children aren't as smart as they think they are,» many parents across the nation were infuriated.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan learned it last year when he criticized «white suburban moms.»

Democrats from Arne Duncan on down are trying to frame the growing nationwide revolt by parents, K - 12 educators, university professors, and child development specialists as «Tea Party extremism» or overwrought «white suburban moms.»

Education Secretary Arne Duncan last month blamed some of the Core backlash on «white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were.»

The subtext here is clear: Duncan is asserting that «white suburban moms,» driven by the goal of providing advantages for their own children, are resisting the implementation of the Common Core because it exposes fears that their children really aren't doing very well in school.

Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post reports that Duncan said, «It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were, and that's pretty scary.

Not exact matches

When suburban white moms are as fearful and afraid of their kids coming home as urban moms are, they change Congress.

So we typically white, wealthy, liberal suburban moms opt out on their behalf.

Here are some of the commentary pieces education bloggers have posted over the last few days about Arne Duncan's recent claim that suburban white moms are the problem behind the Obama Administration's problems with the Common Core roll - out.

A Round - Up of Bloggers on Duncan's Gaffe About the Moms» that highlighted the work of education bloggers from around the country and their coverage of Arne Duncan's absurd claim that the problems associated with the roll - out of the Common Core Standards could be attributed to suburban, white moms who didn't want to find out that their children weren't that bright after Moms» that highlighted the work of education bloggers from around the country and their coverage of Arne Duncan's absurd claim that the problems associated with the roll - out of the Common Core Standards could be attributed to suburban, white moms who didn't want to find out that their children weren't that bright after moms who didn't want to find out that their children weren't that bright after all.

In 2013, he briefly suggested that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was «impolitic» to place opposition to the Common Core State Standards upon «white, suburban moms» who don't want to find out that their children are not brilliant — just before he jumped in and declared that Secretary Duncan was right to be concerned that «a laudable set of guidelines» would be rejected for making kids work too hard, characterized most opposition to the standards as «welling hysteria» from the right and left wing, and chided parents concerned about the increasing lack of joy in school with declarations that portions of school ought to be «relatively mirthless» while blaming stories of students breaking down from stress upon their parents.

Mom witnessed the steel mills close and white flight to suburban developments.