Grading Candidates’ Common Core Fight The Common Core Report: Grading the 2016 GOP Candidates was issued in August by American Principles in Action, The Pulse 2016, and Cornerstone Policy Research Action. This report grades the Republican … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – October 2015
Education Reporter – September 2015
A Calendar of Indoctrination At the NEA convention, teachers were given colorful 2015-16 school calendars created by the union’s Read Across America Campaign. The calendar is titled “Read, Discover, Explore” and it claims to celebrate “a nation of … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – September 2015
NEA’s Plan to Indoctrinate Schoolchildren
If you want to stay on top of what’s going on in schools, watch the policies adopted by the National Education Association (NEA) which attracts nearly 10,000 delegates to its annual convention over the Fourth of July weekend. The NEA’s 3 … [Read more...] about NEA’s Plan to Indoctrinate Schoolchildren
Education Reporter – August 2015
NEA Seeks to Strip Christians’ Religious Freedoms The National Education Association union has long promoted special privileges for those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning. NEA members seem thrilled about the … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – August 2015
Don’t Give Obama More Power Over Schools
After spending most of June giving President Obama new authority to negotiate trade deals with low-wage countries in Asia, Congressional Republicans are now poised to spend July giving Obama new authority over education in America’s public … [Read more...] about Don’t Give Obama More Power Over Schools
Education Reporter – July 2015
NGSS Gets in Through Back Doors Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have been adopted by 13 states and the District of Columbia for K-12 students. They could face a tough road after the failure of the Common Core math and English standards to … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – July 2015
Education Reporter – June 2015
Students Forced to “Sit and Stare” At Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Washington, not one junior took Common Core Smarter Balanced (SBAC) standardized tests this spring. At four other Seattle high schools, district officials said about 95% of … [Read more...] about Education Reporter – June 2015
Education Reporter – May 2015
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
