3 Ways a Young Conservative Can Survive in the Age of Obama
The Obama administration hasn’t been kind to young people. Despite grand promises, young people have only faced increased hardships.
Education
Missouri Judge Rules ‘Smarter Balanced’ Common Core Test Consortium Unconstitutional
A county judge has ruled that Missouri’s membership fees to the federally funded Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) is unconstitutional under the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution as well as under “state and federal law.”
Obama Threatens to Veto NCLB Reform Bill: ‘Abdicates Historic Federal Role in Education’
As expected, President Obama is threatening to veto a House Republican bill that would reform the No Child Left Behind law.
UCLA Chancellor Condemns Posters Fighting Anti-Semitism
On Sunday night, posters targeting the campus group Students for Justice in Palestine appeared at colleges across the United States. Those posters featured pictures of members of Hamas participating in atrocities in Gaza, with the caption: “STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE #JEWHATRED.”
NCLB Renewal: More Federal or Local Control Over Education?
Grassroots organizers and conservative groups posted an action alert on a bill that will likely be voted on this week in the House that would reauthorize the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law. The activists say HR5, known as the “Student Success Act,” will “denigrate parental rights and seize state sovereignty.”
California Public School Promotes ‘White Space’ to ‘Unlearn Racism’
In a state where leftists use the public schools to promote their socialist ideology with impunity, imagine my surprise when a teacher handed out a flyer promoting racism: “In order to challenge racism and dismantle white supremacy, white people need to unlearn racism and discover the ways we enact white privilege.”
Conservative Group Urges Congress to Oppose ‘Social and Emotional’ Student Data Collection Bill
The conservative Washington, D.C.-based American Principles in Action (APIA) is urging Congress to oppose the Strengthening Education Through Research Act (SETRA), which the group states would extend federal psychological profiling of children through increased research on “social and emotional learning.”
Politico: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Still Considering 2016 Run
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) is still considering a bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, says Politico.
NJ Lawmaker Says Common Core Biggest Concern in All Years as Legislator
The sponsor of a bill passed by the New Jersey state Assembly to curb the use of the tests aligned with the Common Core standards said he has never received more concern about any other issue in his 14 years as a lawmaker.
Common Core: There Will Be Children Left Behind
Parents and educators alike have taken exception to the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS). As California and the United States seek ways to become more educationally competitive on a global scale, educators and people who are pushing the federally funded initiative have sought ways to package it in a manner that appears to benefit all. Yet most teachers say it does not.
South Dakota House to Vote Tuesday on Bill to Eliminate Common Core
A bill slated for a hearing and vote Tuesday in the South Dakota House of Representatives would phase out the Common Core standards by 2017 and allow the creation of replacement standards.
Colorado Republicans Seek to Pull Out of Common Core Standards
The Colorado GOP is seeking to reverse its stance on the controversial nationalized education initiative.
CBS News: Common Core ‘Poised to Play a Big Role’ in GOP Primary
CBS News says the Common Core standards will likely play a major role in the GOP nominating process for the 2016 presidential election, separating conservative candidates from those who support the top-down, nationalized education initiative.
Montana House Endorses Bill to Revoke Common Core Standards
The Montana House endorsed a bill on Saturday to repeal the Common Core standards by a vote of 55-45. All but four Republicans voted for the measure and all 41 Democrats opposed it.
English Professor Offers UW Whitewater Students Extra Credit for Protesting Scott Walker’s Proposed Budget
A professor at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW) sent a memo to her freshman English class offering students extra credit for attending an organized rally to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin System.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich: Common Core Opposition Just ‘A Runaway Internet Campaign’
Ohio Gov. John Kasich doubles down on his support for Common Core education standards during a campaign swing through South Carolina.
MEP: It is Not The Role of The State to Sexualise Our Children at School
This week, the Commons Education Select Committee recommended that sex and relationship education (SRE) should be taught in all primary schools, a suggestion following an Ofsted report which found that more than a third of schools were failing to provide
UMass Amherst Reverses Policy Banning Iranian Students in Nuclear Science Programs
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has reversed its recently announced policy of banning foreign students from Iran who wish to enroll in advanced graduate courses with content related to the development of nuclear capabilities.
Eliminating Common Core and the Federal Role in Education
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson pushed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) through Congress, a $1 billion program to help poor students and less fortunate school districts. When he signed the bill into law on April 11, 1965, LBJ stated that he believed that “no law I have signed or will ever sign means more to the future of America.” If he meant a bleaker future, his prediction has certainly come true.
Arizona House Education Committee Votes to Dump Common Core
Several months after Arizona voters elected a state schools superintendent who ran on an anti-Common Core platform, a state House education committee has approved a measure to ditch the Common Core standards and block the state Board of Education’s ability to adopt new standards.
California Lawmakers: Archbishop’s Rules for Catholic School Teachers Are ‘Discriminatory’
Eight California state lawmakers are urging San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to withdraw clauses in his handbook for archdiocesan high school teachers that require them to espouse Catholic teachings on sexual morality.
Will Scott Walker Really Repeal the Common Core Standards If His Priority Is Workforce Development?
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) may be preparing for a 2016 presidential run, but he has yet to come out strongly against the Common Core standards and the federal overreach they represent.
Why U.S. Education No Longer Needs the Government
The old bureaucratic education model is as outdated as riding in a horse and buggy. In fact, the communities that still utilize that mode of public transportation, such as the Amish, don’t even use government-run education!
Virginia Senate Passes ‘Tebow Bill’ To Allow Homeschoolers To Participate in Public School Sports
On Tuesday the Virginia state Senate passed what is dubbed the “Tebow Bill,” a measure that would allow homeschooled children to participate in interscholastic sports in public schools.
Boston Globe: Despite Critics, Jeb Bush Committed to Common Core
Despite criticism from the conservative base of the Republican Party, The Boston Globe states former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has no intention of stepping back from his support for the nationalized Common Core standards.
