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/
The National Pulse: There He Goes Again: Jeb Bush Still Interfering in Education
Dr. Karen Effrem’s recent Florida Legislative testimony bears witness to sound advice falling on deaf ears.
“This would be especially tragic for our already beleaguered school districts, because this concept of tying NAEP proficiency to state test achievement levels has NO, and I repeat NO support in the government and research communities. The National Center for Education Statistics that administers the NAEP, as well as the National Academy of Sciences, The National Academy of Education, and the Brookings Institute all say that proficiency on the NAEP and achievement levels on state tests like the FSA are completely unrelated and should have nothing to do with each other.”
There He Goes Again: Jeb Bush Still Interfering in Education
The National Pulse: Are Trump and the GOP Finally Listening to Parents on Common Core?
Dr. Karen Effrem offers a list of viable candidates for the open position under Mrs. DeVos. These candidates are genuine opponents of both the standards and the ever-metastasizing role of the federal government in education.
While it is too bad that Republican senators did not take more notice of Betsy DeVos’ support of Common Core and other problems of grave concern to parents, it is heartening that they and the White House are finally beginning to respond to all of the concerns that arose during her contentious nomination fight when she was opposed by activists, parents, and teachers from all points on the political spectrum.
Are Trump and the GOP Finally Listening to Parents on Common Core?
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