Stop Common Core Candidate Pledge In April, Eagle Forum announced the new “STOP Common Core” pledge for candidates and office-holders at every level to sign in order to publicly show their opposition to Common Core. Within hours after the pledge … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – May 2015
Education Reporter – April 2015
Opting Out of Testing As the standardized testing season begins at public schools, districts are greeting them in a variety of ways. Some districts respect parental objections to Common Core testing and have made it easy for them to opt their … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – April 2015
Education Reporter – March 2015
The Rush to Reauthorize NCLB A plan to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and to revise No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is being rushed through the U.S. Congress. House education committee chairman John Kline pushed one … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – March 2015
Education Reporter – February 2015
Entitlement Promise in SOTU Speech In his annual State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a new federal program called “America’s College Promise.” It is a guarantee to provide students with a tuition-free two-year college … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – February 2015
New Math on College Campuses
The New York Times published a provocative news story called “The New Math on Campus.” No, it’s not about the failure of Common Core to teach arithmetic; it’s about the changing ratio of males to females on most … [Read more...] about New Math on College Campuses
Education Reporter – January 2015
Illegal Immigrants Strain Many School Districts While New York launches a review of procedures used to enroll illegal immigrant students, Washington, D.C. is straining under the tremendous burden of educating such students. The influx of over … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – January 2015
Schools Don’t Teach Kids to Read
A high school English teacher at Rosemount High School in Minnesota, which was called a “top ranked school” by the Minnesota Department of Education, given the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award by the U.S. Department of Education, and named a … [Read more...] about Schools Don’t Teach Kids to Read
Feds Banish Sex Stereotypes in Classrooms
The Obama Administration is now trying to outlaw single-sex classrooms, a practice that has been growing as parents and teachers see its good results. The Obama Administration is discouraging that option in conformity with demands by the feminists … [Read more...] about Feds Banish Sex Stereotypes in Classrooms
Education Reporter – September 2014
The Dead-End Road Called Pre-K
After President Obama in his 2013 State of the Union address called for a new federal entitlement for taxpayer-funded free preschool or pre-K for all 4-year-olds, we thought his idea would be quickly discredited, not only by its enormous cost, but … [Read more...] about The Dead-End Road Called Pre-K
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