The Oklahoma legislature voted overwhelmingly Friday night to repeal the Common Core math and English standards for its state’s schools and to replace them with standards developed by the state. The bill now heads to Gov. Mary Fallin’s (R) desk
Abortion giant Planned Parenthood has stepped into the pastoral counseling business: A letter sent by the organization’s Clergy Advocacy Board lets prospective clients know that God is fine with their decision to have an abortion. Planned Parenthood’s “Pastoral Letter to
In a recent interview, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said his alma mater, Georgetown University, is “not Catholic anymore.” Vincent Chiarello of The Remnant spoke with the Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court about his faith. Born in Sicily,
Boston Public Schools (BPS) has announced that it will be “improving and coordinating the use of instructional materials” by folding the subject area of History and Social Studies “under a Humanities umbrella,” along with English Language Arts (ELA) and World
A new study released by the Boston-based Pioneer Institute finds that new technology development that has been encouraged through the use of federal grants has served to threaten children’s privacy by allowing the collection of data on every child. Authors
As Common Core opponents increasingly gain ground, the initiative’s supporters are articulating more of the social engineering ideology that is at the heart of the nationalized standards. Kimberly Morin of Manchester Political Buzz Examiner reports that teacher David Pook, who
Despite the fact that the Holy See has recently been excoriated by two U.N. Committees for its beliefs about sexuality and abortion, the U.N. is finding use for the Catholic Church in Pope Francis’ expression of support for global awareness
State Sen. Peggy Lehner (R), chair of the Ohio Senate Education Committee, said that it is “just too late” in the state legislature’s session to consider a bill that would ban discrimination against homeschool graduates in Ohio. According to Mike
MRCTV’s Dan Joseph was on the scene at George Mason University where students were completing final exams. Joseph gave them his own final exam questions, however. First, Joseph asked students to name the person who sings the hit tune, “Happy.”
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila, Philippines said he was “shocked” by Catholics’ responses to the global survey on Church teaching regarding the family. The survey was released prior to the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops that was called by Pope
Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction last week compared Common Core opponents to “barbarians at the gate,” and vowed to fight them to defend the nationalized standards whose main agenda, it appears, is to invest taxpayer dollars into yet another social
New York State Education Commissioner John King used the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education to defend the Common Core standards and their stated purpose of ridding schools of inequality. King criticized Common Core opponents as supporting continued segregation
The Secretariat of Catholic Education for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has acknowledged the many concerns that have been expressed about the effects of the Common Core standards on Catholic schools throughout the country. As the Cardinal
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) appears to be unwilling to sign a bill that would ban chocolate milk in the state’s public schools. Earlier in the week, the state’s General Assembly unanimously approved a bill that was initially purported to
A new study suggests that tweens who participate in certain types of extracurricular activities may be less likely to smoke or drink. According to U.S. News & World Report Health, Dartmouth College researchers used data from a 2003 survey of
Having recently been endorsed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), Karen Handel hopes to be the Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from Georgia after the state’s primary on Tuesday. In February, Jack Staver caught up with Handel to ask
What’s an Iowa mom calling “Satan’s Handiwork?” What’s making moms in California break down in tears? Or causing parents in Pennsylvania to feel their “blood boil?” Why, it’s nothing less than Common Core math. Norman Rockwell-type scenes of parents patiently
The Missouri legislature handily passed a bill Thursday that would define a process in which state education experts will evaluate and recommend K-12 education standards in the state. HB1490, which passed the Missouri state House, 131-12, and the state Senate,
Results of the 2013 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), often called “The Nation’s Report Card,” indicate that high school seniors’ academic skills remain stagnant and lacking in proficiency and that a wide achievement gap still exists among student ethnic
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) tweeted a congratulatory message to conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh who won the children’s author of the year award Wednesday. .@rushlimbaugh congrats on being named children’s book author of the year, I say we replace common
A former abortion provider told pro-life activists in Ottawa last week that the abortion industry is motivated by money, and described her own former abortion clinics as a “cash cow.” As the Catholic Register reports, Carol Everett operated four abortion
In a radio interview on the Tea Party News Network, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) explained how the federal government pressured states to adopt the Common Core standards with lures of money and waivers from the federal education restrictions associated with
The conclusion of a recent GOP McLaughlin poll, funded by a grantee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was that there is only “anecdotal evidence” that the Common Core standards are a “red-hot” electoral issue. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN),
Gov. Mike Pence (R) of Indiana is traveling around the country these days, likely because he’s testing out the waters for a presidential run in 2016. Mallory Factor interviewed Pence at the recent New York Meeting, during which the governor
On May 13, 2013, Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell was found guilty on three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of babies born alive during abortion procedures, then killed with scissors in a filthy clinic that became known as the “house
