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Does U.N.’s Agenda 21 Education Mandate Push Common Core in USA?
What Does Common Core Have To Do With the U.N.’s Agenda 21 ? –And Why Should You Care? There’s an interesting article about Obama’s call for the U.S. to pay for education of the world. It’s ”A...
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Fiction vs. Nonfiction Smackdown: Washington Post
For those who still believe Common Core is “rigorous” and good for kids, here is a must-read from Jay Mathews and the Washington Post....
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Alisa Ellis: On the Global Education Agenda
At a recent conference of “Agency Based Education,” Alisa Ellis spoke about the goals of the U.S. Department of Education as they align with the United Nations’ “Universal Education” goals. This...
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Chart Explaining Who Controls Common Core
Click for sources: http://www.utahnsagainstcommoncore.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/FlowchartSources.pdf Thanks to Alyson Williams for this compilation of research.Filed under: Academic Standards,...
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Eduschuyster Article: Corporate Edu-Opportunism in Minnesota
For full effect, this article really needs to be read out loud. Eduschuyster exposes some ugly truths about corporate edu-opportunism. Full Text Here: http://edushyster.com/?p=1653#more-1653...
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Why Won’t Utah Pull Out of Common Core? An Email Exchange
Today’s string of interesting emails (between my State School Board representative, Dixie Allen, and me) On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 7:45 AM, <dixieleeallen@gmail.com> wrote: There is some very...
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8th Grade Teacher: You Don’t Get Harmony When Everyone Sings the Same Note –...
There’s an 8th grade teacher by the name of Paul Bogush in Connecticut, who writes a blog called BLOGUSH. He says: “I don’t think anyone would teach using a unit on tolerance given to them by the...
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School Data Collection Facts Summary
Does every state have a federally funded, interoperable State Longitudinal Database System that tracks people throughout their lives? Yes. Every state has accepted 100% federally funded data...
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Top Ten Scariest People in Education Reform: # 5 – Bill Gates
Top Ten Scariest People in Education Reform Bill Gates: Scary Philanthropy Countdown # 5 This is the fifth in a countdown series of introductions, a list of the top ten scariest people leading...
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City on a Hill Radio Interview
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cityonahill/2013/04/15/christel-swasey-against-common-core-so-should-all-parents Here’s the link to today’s radio interview about Common Core at City on a Hill radio.Filed...
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It’s Happened: The Marriage of Pearson and Gates
Pearson and Gates have joined forces. Why is a Pearson and Gates combination a nightmare for America, for anyone who cares about competitive free enterprise, constitutional rights regarding education,...
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Professor Nicholas Tampio: On Gates’ Micromanagement of Education
Reposted from a School Book op-ed with permission from Professor Nicholas Tampio May 17, 2013 Bill Gates Should Not Micro-Manage Our Schools By Prof. Nicholas Tampio The multinational software giant,...
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Cherie Zaslawsky: Brave New Schools
Brave New Schools Guest post by California English teacher Cherie Zaslawsky The much touted Common Core Standards (CCS) Initiative that is being pushed as a silver bullet to improve our schools is not...
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Video: Citizens of New Hampshire Speak Out Against Common Core
I really enjoyed watching this New Hampshire video, which was filmed at a curriculum and instruction meeting of the Manchester school board. Citizens were allowed to speak for three minutes apiece....
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Another Unbearably Long Email Discussion With UT Board Member Dave Thomas
For anyone who can stand to plow through it, here’s another letter I wrote in response to Mr. Thomas’s response to my response to his response to my questions posted in the Deseret News op-ed last...
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You Are Invited: Common Core Cottage Meeting in Syracuse, Utah- Tomorrow
Tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. there will be a Common Core informational meeting at a home in Syracuse, Utah. If you live nearby, please feel free to stop by and bring a friend. Dalane England and I will...
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Intimidated? Stand Strong Against the Bully of Common Core
I’ve spoken with one of the highest-ranking education leaders in Utah about Common Core. His primary reason for wanting Utah to remain tied to Common Core was to make Utah’s children ready for the...
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Three Things to Simplify Your Fight Against Common Core
More and more sinister facts about Common Core are surfacing. Proponents are running scared. They are glossing over, avoiding, lying about and making fun of, those in possession of the powerful and...
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Huffington Post Audits the Gates-Led –not State-led– Common Core
Yesterday the Huffington Post published “A Brief Audit of Bill Gates’ Common Core Spending.” I learned from this article. I already knew that Bill Gates spends billions implementing his personal...
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Professors Provide Proof Georgia Math and English Standards Were Better...
In July (2013) a report was issued (at the request of Georgia Senator William Ligon) that compares Georgia’s pre-Common Core standards to Georgia’s now-adopted Common Core standards. Oh, boy. You can...
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Study the Common Core Money War
This week’s Politico article entitled “The Common Core Money War” made me snort. While the authors admitted that the Gates Foundation has spent almost 200 million pushing Common Core on the masses,...
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Video: Dr. Christopher Tienken Speaks Out in New York
Dr. Christopher Tienken spoke at a conference on Common Core held in New York this month. His hard-hitting speech, posted below, includes the powerful, shattering truth that there’s no evidence to...
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Florida Mother of Six Fights “The Machine” of Jeb Bush and Bill Gates, FLA...
“All these groups want accountability from our children but I demand accountability from them“ – Debbie Higginbotham, Florida mother ——————————————————————————————————– FLORIDA’S FIGHT FOR EDUCATION:...
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Common Core Eerily Like Challenger Launch
In January 1986 I was a high school student in Orlando, watching out the window as the Challenger Space Shuttle launched about fifty miles away. Christa MacAuliffe, the first teacher in space, was...
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Video: Arkansas Teen Scholar Against Common Core
My jaw is on the ground. Not only is teen Patrick Richardson’s powerpoint presentation excellent, but as a kid –free of the parental panic that is quite paralyzing to many adults– he finds humor in the...
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My, What Big Data Teeth you have, Grandmother: An Open Letter to Utah...
Dear Utah Legislator, I’m writing to you as a mother to ask you to put a stop to the use of Utah’s school systems as snooping agents on our children. Corporate and federal partnerships and Utah state...
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7 Links to Evidence of Federal Control of Common Core
Folks, there can be no question that the federal government is using Common Core to take away our freedoms. So why do many people still believe that “there’s no federal control of Common Core”? Because...
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School Counselors Required to Push Common Core
I feel sorry for school guidance counselors. There’s a document out called “Role of the School Counselor in Utah Core” that says: “You [the guidance counselors] are often the first line of defense in...
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40 Questions for Common Core Debaters
Utah radio personality Jason Williams of KVNU’s “For the People” has asked the public to submit questions for next week’s Common Core debate, which will take place at Mount Logan Middle School on...
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Deseret News to Live Stream Common Core Debate Tonight
Tonight’s much-anticipated Common Core debate, featuring Alpine school board member Wendy Hart and mother Alyson Williams arguing against Common Core, versus two state school board members, Dave Thomas...
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What’s the U.N.’s “Global Education First Initiative” and “Academic...
This post is long. But I cannot “byte” these pieces apart for easier consumption. They have to be seen as a whole. Thanks for reading –and sharing. Unpaid parents and teachers like me (and there are...
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Gates is Funding U.S. Department of Education Directly
Here’s a must-read. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is accepting the “philanthopy” of Bill Gates, putting our nation and its children directly in Gates’ deep pocket. Not okay. Wake up, America....
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Top Ten Scariest People in Education Reform # 3: Marc Tucker
Top Ten Scariest People in Education Reform: #3 Marc Tucker, President of National Center on Education and the Economy Countdown # 3 This is the seventh in a countdown series of introductions, a list...
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FULL COMMON CORE DOCUMENTARY MOVIE NOW ONLINE
Breaking News: The HSLDA has just released its Common Core documentary movie on its website. It is free to watch and can be viewed in full here: http://commoncoremovie.com/ –Or here: Please watch and...
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Outsmarting the Language of the Common Core Cuttlefish
A smiling school board member, tired of me and unwilling to fight the Common Core monster, advised me to do what she does: focus on the positive parts of Common Core. Be an optimist, she said. “The...
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Left and Right Wing Call for Congressional Hearing on Common Core
I love to watch my favorite thinkers from the left and the right wing agree that “college- and career- ready standards” or Common Core– aka ObamaCore –along with its CEDS data-grabbing plot in...
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Paul Ryan: Renewing the American Idea
Paul Ryan did not mention Common Core at last month’s Independence Day address at Hillsdale college. But the Wisconsin Congressman’s speech, called “Renewing the American Idea,” had everything to do...
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Responding to the Attorney General’s Report on Common Core
The Utah Attorney General (AG) recently issued a report about Common Core. I’m grateful that Common Core concerns are receiving much-needed attention, rather than being dismissed as unfounded. I thank...
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Video: Uncommon Conformity
I like this video. Thanks, Sam Martin.Filed under: How the Common Core Initiative Hurts Kids, Teachers, and Taxpayers Tagged: bill gates, Freedom v. conformity, Liberty Beats, Sam Martin, Stop Common...
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Dr. Gary Thompson: SAGE/Common Core Tests Break Basic Codes of Test Ethics
I sat in the Early Life Child Psychology and Education center this week, watching Dr. Gary Thompson’s presentation about Common Core testing, thinking that Dr. Thompson is the fearless kid in the tale,...
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Federal Secretary of Education: “To Phase Out the Authority of States”
Have you seen the new regulations that just came out of the White House? Americans who see these must run screaming to legislators for protection against the Department of Education. The new...
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SAGE as Red Herring: Utah’s Stealth Assessment For Unrestrained Data Mining
Goodbye, recognizable tests; hello, ongoing stealth assessments. Using stealth rather than SAGE tests, states can cater to federal and corporate funders seeking metadata on children while appeasing...
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Dr. Thompson, Dr. Glass: Exposing the Underbelly of Psychometric Testing
Dr. Gene V. Glass, the award-winning psychometrician who invented the term meta-analysis, made recent news when he announced that he is no longer comfortable in his field. In a Washington Post...
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A Weighty List of Grievances: Will Congress Ever Hold a Hearing Against the...
Even though I don’t like bumper stickers, I proudly slapped a U.S. Senator Mike Lee bumper sticker on my car because he’s that rare legislator who honors in actions as well as in talk, that priceless...
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Truth is Truth, Whether People Believe it or Not: Video Confessions
My husband often says, “Truth is truth, whether people believe it or not.” Here’s the truth that even the Common Core’s lead architect, David Coleman, and its main funder, Bill Gates openly admitted in...
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Can Parents Combat the Media’s Tolerance of Institutional Manipulation?
Guest post by Dr. Sandra Stotsky This week, the New Boston Post published this article by Dr. Sandra Stotsky, which is republished here with the author’s permission. Dr. Sandra Stotsky The efforts by...
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Education44: Obama’s Shadow Government Posing as Department of Education
Obama has set up a shadow educational governance system. It’s called Education44 –in honor of the Fed-Ed programs of Obama, 44th president of the United States. Shadow governments are creepy. Shadow...
View ArticleUT Senate Passes Ed-Dictatorship Bill; Will House Agree?
Update 3/8/16 – Friends in Ohio and Florida have confirmed that this exact bill (elimination of elected school boards) is being pushed there. Watch the “greedom-over-freedom” ed-tech lobbies, such as...
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