Sentences with phrase «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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

.@arneduncan: backlash over Common Core b / c scores plummet, white suburban moms realize local schools not «as good as they thought»....

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

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.

«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.»

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.

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

While addressing a group of state schools superintendents in 2013, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan described opposition to the Common Core State Standards as driven by «white suburban moms» whose primary concern was that «their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn't quite as good as they thought.»

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.

And one of them — the «expressionists» — sounds an awful lot like the white suburban moms who have been making most of the noise.

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.

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.»

It does no good for defenders of top - down reforms to complain about «white suburban moms» as Education Secretary Arne Duncan did.

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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.»

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.

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

Speaking last week about the new Common Core standards, Duncan said, white suburban moms are now finding out their children aren't as brilliant as they thought they were.

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.»

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is in some hot water over remarks he made last week suggesting that opposition to Common Core of Standards was coming from «white suburban moms.»

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

Speaking before a gathering of state schools chiefs, the secretary of education dismissed growing opposition to the new national set of learning standards, saying «white suburban moms» were rising up against the Core simply because its more rigorous tests meant they were being told «their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were.»

But as soon as he named «white suburban moms» as part of the problem, his refrain became the gaffe heard» round the mom - blogger world.

All this unrest prompted U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to lash out at critics of his agenda by saying they inhabit «an alternative universe» and by demeaning them as «white suburban moms» who are upset at anything that might reveal «their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were.»

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.»

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.»

But Duncan's «white suburban moms» comment and the resulting media coverage — portraying this as another inelegant choice of words by a bumbling cabinet official — obscured two essential facts: The high - stakes standardized testing attack has always exacted the highest toll on communities of color.

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.»

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is facing some heat for his «white suburban moms» comment.

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

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.»

«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,» Duncan said.

He also sternly chastised parents who chose to opt their children out of standardized tests, dismissing the opt out movement as «coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were...» Duncan insulted white moms while simultaneously erasing the rising leadership of people of color who have long organized against high - stakes testing.

«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.