Category Archives: EDUCATION

Video: Parents In FL Shut Down When They Criticize Curriculum

Posted on February 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Free speech in Jeb Bush’s faux educational utopia, Florida.

Zero Hedge has an article that includes video of parents speaking out at a Naples, Florida schoolboard workshop being shut down by the school board as they spoke out against curriculum and textbooks.

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REMINDER: Public Comment Deadline on APUSH is Feb. 28

Posted on February 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Just a reminder, the deadline is approaching for sending public comments on the controversial new AP U.S. History framework:

U.S. History Curriculum Framework Public Comment Form

If you wish to propose evidence-based changes to the AP US History Curriculum Framework, please do so from October 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015. After that time, all collected feedback will be reviewed and considered by the AP U.S. History Course and Exam Development Committee. If you have any additional questions, please email apcourses@collegeboard.org. Continue reading →

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Rep. Foxx Is Dead Wrong on H.R. 5 (Update: So Is The Blaze)

Posted on February 26, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Yesterday, Rep. Virginia Foxx penned an Op-Ed at Breitbart about H.R. 5, “The Student Success Act”. Her Op-Ed contains all the same talking points as other co-sponsors of this bill and she’s facing criticism for it on her Facebook page.

Many of the claims Rep. Foxx has made about the bill appear to be false and the main premise of the article was that the bill reduces the ‘federal footprint’ and that “The Student Success Act gets Washington out of the business of running schools.”

No, it doesn’t. In fact, it does the opposite. This bill does not ‘reduce Washington’s federal footprint’, it turns Washington into Bigfoot.

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Common Core Supporters Come Full Circle on ‘Politicizing’ Talking Point

Posted on February 25, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

And the common core supporters have come full circle​ with their “politicizing” talking point.

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Sen. Tillman Was For Vouchers Before He Was Against Them?

Posted on February 24, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

Senator Tillman today, 2015 : “I’ve never been for school vouchers.” (Policy Watch)

“They [private schools] are not regulated and we don’t know what they teach there, do we? Do you know?” said Tillman at the conclusion of Tuesday’s joint education appropriations meeting. A proponent of “school choice,” Tillman said he prefers the charter school model over private school vouchers.

“And do you know who’s the biggest recipient of school vouchers? A Muslim school,” said Tillman. “The Muslim schools are leading the pack. I’m not in favor of that.”

Let’s take a walk back in time, shall we?

As you read, ask yourself: Does Senator Tillman believe in all school choice or just the choice of schools he deems worthy?

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SAS’s “Wake Ed Partnership” Rebrands (UPDATED)

Posted on February 24, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

News and Observer WakeEd Blog: Wake Education Partnership rebrands itself as ‘WakeEd’

Snippet:

Make room for two WakeEd’s in Wake County, but please don’t confuse the two.

The Wake Education Partnership announced Monday that it’s rebranding itself as “WakeEd.” As loyal readers of this blog know, we’re also called “WakeEd.”

The rebrand is the latest effort by the WakeEd Partnership, which is backed by the business community to boost the Wake County school system, to try to boost its visibility. Throughout its 32-year history, most Wake County residents have said in surveys that they’ve never heard of the non-profit organization.

Read the comments section.

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