Common Core Standards and the Federalization of Education
By Karen Schroeder, President of Advocates for Academic Freedom Common Core Standards are a federal program in which the federal government will define the curricula and the academic standards for each...
View ArticleFollow Obama’s/Duncan’s North Star to Educational Disaster via Common Core
This is a guest post from Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog: From a reader via an on line educational group and reprinted with permission: When I received the picture (above), I did not...
View ArticleMeet the New Boss (Sir Michael Barber)…Same As the Old Boss (Marc Tucker)
This guest post comes to us from Missouri Education Watchdog. Education Reform: We “won’t get fooled again”…or will we? Who is Sir Michael Barber from England and why is he directing educational...
View ArticleYour Children Belong to the Government via their Personal Data. The Holy...
by Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog Do you like your data being shared on Facebook? No? Then why is it permissible for the Federal Government to track your child from birth and this...
View ArticleRadicals and the Common Core State Standards
During the debates you may have heard President Obama hint out his federal school reforms. Just as everything else that comes out of his mouth, his belief that he has “reformed” anything is laughable...
View ArticleThe War of Women on Federal Control of Local Schools Being Waged in Maryland...
By Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog. Two women, one in Maryland and the other in Missouri, are extremely concerned about what’s happening in public education. One is sounding the alarm...
View ArticleCommon Core Battles Explained. It’s Really Not About the Standards. Really.
by Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog If you are new to the Common Core Standards battle, below is an article that explains the outcome of the standards. The basic truth of the standards is...
View ArticleFox News: Feds Using K-12 to Illegally Access Personal Data – Interview with...
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View ArticleCommon Core Organization Operates in Secrecy with Taxpayer Money. Why?
by Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog Why are meetings that use tax dollars for public education planning closed to the taxpayers who are paying for the services and providing the children...
View ArticleDatabase in #CommonCore Explained. Segregation Revisited?
by Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog We shared Mark Garrison’s written testimony yesterday supporting MO SB 210 and HB 616 which calls for the halting of Common Core implementation....
View Article#CommonCore: The Joke’s On Us: 20 U.S.C. § 3403 : US Code – Section 3403:...
by Gretchen Logue of Missouri Education Watchdog Neal McCluskey writes how the Federal Government seems to be directing testing in the Common Core consortia. From Saying Common Core Not Federal a...
View ArticleEducation Department Releases Pamphlet Regarding Pregnant Students
by Brian Koenig The U.S. Department of Education, under the guidance of ED Secretary Arne Duncan, has released a “Dear Colleague” letter with a pamphlet to support academic achievement for pregnant and...
View ArticleSubmission: THANKSGIVING LESSON TEACHES HATE, FEAR, AND RACISM
This is a guest post by Karen Schroeder, President of Advocates for Academic Freedom A Thanksgiving lesson that teaches hate, fear, and racism rather than collaboration, diversity, and respect for...
View ArticleA Monstrous Story for a Monstrous Curriculum: The Ugly Heart of #CommonCore
This is a guest post by Dana R. Casey. I am a high school English teacher. I became a teacher because I believe that literacy, which goes beyond just reading the words on the page, is an absolute...
View ArticleConservative Teachers, Help Shine a Light on the Educational “Experts”
This is a guest post by Karen Schroeder, President of Advocates for Academic Freedom. My Dear Fellow Conservative Teacher: Thank you for all you do to assure that your students receive a quality...
View ArticleOBAMA’S TEACHER-PREP PROGRAM WILL REGULATE PROFESSIONAL CHOICES
This is a guest post by Karen A. Schroeder, President of Advocates for Academic Freedom. To be successful, teachers must be dedicated professionals who have the right to decide what age group to teach...
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