Potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush has made it clear that he will continue his support for the controversial Common Core standards initiative, despite the fact that the conservative base of the GOP is overwhelmingly opposed to it. His education foundation, in fact, is offering online courses for policy-makers focusing on how to promote the idea that the standards are necessary for national security, why data collection is essential, and how to win over parents, teachers, and citizens in the education reform conversation.
by Dr. Susan Berry27 Mar 2015, 10:26 PM PST0
The U.S. Senate passed an amendment Thursday that bans the federal government from coercing or incentivizing states to adopt specific academic standards, curriculum, or assessments, including those associated with the controversial Common Core standards.
by Dr. Susan Berry26 Mar 2015, 10:10 PM PST0
According to the U.S. Department of Education (USED), while 75 percent of the fastest-growing careers require post-high school education and training, more than half of middle class students who start college fail to earn a bachelor’s degree within six to eight years.
by Dr. Susan Berry26 Mar 2015, 9:30 PM PST0
Two new studies suggest that any positive impact from the Common Core standards on students’ academic progress may either be negligible or indeterminable for years to come.
by Dr. Susan Berry26 Mar 2015, 9:07 AM PST0
A newly released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report confirms that Planned Parenthood Federation of America and five other groups are using taxpayer funds to advocate for abortions as “reproductive health care.”
by Dr. Susan Berry25 Mar 2015, 5:40 PM PST0
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore joined with an African-American pastors coalition and other conservative leaders Monday to defend the Texas constitutional ban against same-sex marriage.
by Dr. Susan Berry25 Mar 2015, 8:03 AM PST0
More military parents are choosing homeschooling as an alternative to the in-school environment, even as Common Core supporters tout supposed significant benefits of the nationalized standards particularly for these on-the-move families.
by Dr. Susan Berry24 Mar 2015, 9:30 AM PST0
Charlottesville, Virginia police said Monday they had no evidence of the occurrence of a gang rape of a University of Virginia student that was described in detail in Rolling Stone last November.
by Dr. Susan Berry23 Mar 2015, 12:38 PM PST0
Two Maryland tenth-grade students have been accused of using Twitter to cheat on Common Core-aligned tests.
by Dr. Susan Berry23 Mar 2015, 11:11 AM PST0
Conservative leaders are frustrated with Gov. Scott Walker’s lack of commitment to full repeal of the Common Core standards. Here’s a full review of his tenure, and the steps he’s taken during those years.
by Dr. Susan Berry22 Mar 2015, 12:49 PM PST0
Senate Democrats filibustered a sex trafficking bill this week—one they put their full support behind the week before—when major abortion industry groups suddenly discovered the bill would cause taxpayer funding of abortion to be at risk.
by Dr. Susan Berry20 Mar 2015, 10:24 PM PST0
The Arizona Senate Education Committee passed a measure on Thursday, by a vote of 5-2, that would repeal the Common Core standards in that state.
by Dr. Susan Berry20 Mar 2015, 5:05 AM PST0
Republican 2016 hopeful Gov. Scott Walker (WI) is headlining a Leadership Series event for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry on March 25 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown.
by Dr. Susan Berry20 Mar 2015, 4:48 AM PST0
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) unveiled a plan Wednesday that purports to eliminate the Common Core standards from his state.
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Mar 2015, 10:01 AM PST0
A painting on display in Trumbull, Connecticut, that depicts an image of Mother Teresa with Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, and abortion proponent Gloria Steinem has been the subject of much controversy over issues of freedom of speech and religion.
by Dr. Susan Berry18 Mar 2015, 10:15 PM PST0
A year after the Obama administration issued new school discipline policies based on the concern that students of color are “disproportionately impacted” by suspensions and expulsions, a journalist proposes the liberal policies–based in social justice ideology–are making schools less safe.
by Dr. Susan Berry18 Mar 2015, 12:02 PM PST0
Among the news items at the radical Zinn Education Project this month is a post highlighting the work of Alison Kysia, author of “A People’s History of Muslims in the United States: What School Textbooks and the Media Miss,” part
by Dr. Susan Berry16 Mar 2015, 11:48 AM PST0
The superintendent of the Watchung Hills Regional High School District in New Jersey has confirmed that she sent an email to fellow superintendents Tuesday about her concern that education publishing giant Pearson is “monitoring” children’s social media accounts for possible
by Dr. Susan Berry15 Mar 2015, 7:05 AM PST0
Jeb Bush is staunchly defending his support for the controversial Common Core standards. In New Hampshire, the former Florida governor touted his persistence and “backbone” to a Nashua Chamber of Commerce business roundtable.
by Dr. Susan Berry14 Mar 2015, 7:25 AM PST0
Somali-born free speech and women’s rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali gave the keynote address at a sold-out event in Boston Wednesday that centered on rising anti-Semitism on college campuses in North America.
by Dr. Susan Berry14 Mar 2015, 7:05 AM PST0
Some “new” school standards in South Carolina look very similar to the Common Core standards parents would like to get rid of.
by Dr. Susan Berry13 Mar 2015, 12:34 PM PST0
Air Force security forces at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia are once again permitted to use the phrase, “Have a blessed day,” when greeting visitors, following a brief period of prohibition.
by Dr. Susan Berry12 Mar 2015, 8:37 PM PST0
The founder and president of a coalition of black pastors has called upon U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan to recuse themselves from the same-sex marriage case that is currently before the high court.
by Dr. Susan Berry12 Mar 2015, 8:05 PM PST0
In an August 2013 interview, feminist provocateur Camille Paglia reflected on Hillary Clinton as a potential 2016 presidential candidate.
by Dr. Susan Berry12 Mar 2015, 11:41 AM PST0
Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) is slamming ads, paid for by Common Core proponents, that are on the air in Iowa. Jindal says the commercials provide political cover for Jeb Bush, who has been a champion of the controversial standards.
by Dr. Susan Berry12 Mar 2015, 8:46 AM PST0
