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Bill Nye: Conservatives Need To Be Less…Conservative.

May 19, 2014

Bill Nye at a Press Conference at UMass. (Boston Magazine) There are three people on left who have become the “Jesters” of the Progressive Court. They are Vice President Joe[…]

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Skokie School District 68 Adding Muslim Holiday This Fall

January 27, 2013

From the Skokie Review: Not long ago, adopting a school calendar for the following year was perfunctory for Niles Township school districts, but not anymore. The village’s growing ethnic diversity[…]

American History · Featured

The Words of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 21, 2013

Today is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In light of that I wanted to take notice of a couple of speeches by one of our nation’s great champions of[…]

Education

The Following is From a Mother/Taxpayer who is NOT a Paid Education “Reformer”

January 15, 2013

Who are you going to believe? A mom (unpaid job) or an educational reformer (who uses your tax money to construct your public school’s mandates)? Reprinted from whatiscommoncore.com: *****************************************************************************[…]

Education

Be Very Wary of StudentsFirst in Your State.

January 14, 2013

Does this woman want even more control of educational decisions and state coffers? “Entrepreneurial investment in education technology has skyrocketed from $100 million in 2007 to $429 million[…]

Education

Common Core and the (Re)Distribution of Wealth?

January 11, 2013

Visit the Scholastic site for a full viewing of the worksheet. Is this an example of cross-curricular content present in Common Core Standards? Check out this site, Learning Resources, touting[…]

Education

Debunking the Common Core “The Emperor’s New Clothes” Narrative….

January 7, 2013

…and why are education reformers/politicians ascribing to fairy tales for policy? Should Common Core State Standards be considered an educational version of the story “The Emperor’s New Clothes”? The[…]

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Education Reform is Really About Surveillance.

January 3, 2013

Reprinted from 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[…]