The National Pulse: Another Common Core Apologist Opts Out of Trump Admin Job
Alan Hubbard took his hat out of the ring to be considered for Deputy Secretary of Education!
As Dr. Effrrem states; this is fabulous news for parents, citizens, and activists fighting against the Common Core/Fed Ed machine. Hubbard is a strong ally of both Betsy DeVos and the pro-Common Core American Federation for Children, as well as working closely Jeb Bush and with disgraced former Indiana and Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett.
We will reiterate our list of excellent potential choices for the deputy secretary job that will fight Common Core and federal overreach in education:
The National Pulse: 2 Reasons Why DeVos’ Education Reform Plan Would Be a Disaster
Charter school and voucher expansion have been a hot topic across the nation at both the state and federal levels. Interest and grave concern about this expansion, especially at the federal level, has intensified from all points on the political spectrum in light of several recent developments: Florida’s bill serving as a trial run, the release of President Trump’s first federal education budget, Secretary DeVos’ recent testimony and speech, and the Jeb Bush-led promotion of these ideas.
Dr. Karen Effrem examines 2 reasons DeVos education reform would not work.
- Increased government tentacles into schools.
- Charter Schools do not improve students performance.
2 Reasons Why DeVos’ Education Reform Plan Would Be a Disaster
The National Pulse: The Student Data Grabbers Are Back At It Again
The bureaucrats and technocrats who see education as mere workforce preparation and who are devoted to monitoring, tracking and slotting free-born American citizens from womb to tomb in order to create their vision of a planned economy are continuing their dystopian efforts with a new bill. S 1121, the College Transparency Act.
This bill is supported by all of the usual data grabbing suspects that see students merely as links in the labor market supply chain and education merely as workforce skills development. This includes the Workforce Data Quality Campaign, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable.
https://thenationalpulse.com/commentary/the-student-data-grabbers-are-back-at-it-again/
The National Pulse: Parents BEWARE: Common Core Tests Now Include Invasive Surveys
Dr. Karen Effrem addresses the frightening ramifications of a “brave new world” outlook.
Large national organizations like the National Association of State Boards of Education and the American School Counselors Association have already admitted that one of the main purposes of the Common Core standards and the aligned testing is to mold and profile students’ attitudes, beliefs, and behavior — through what’s called social emotional learning (SEL) or “21st Century Skills.” Can we as a nation, continue to survive as a constitutional republic, if our children are being deemed worthy or not through a “brave new world,” outlook?
https://thenationalpulse.com/commentary/parents-beware-common-core-tests-invasive-surveys/
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