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Sunday, July 13, 2014

From Education News

COMMON CORE REVEALED -- NEW AP U. S. HISTORY FRAMEWORK
Leftist, slanted version of American History ready to begin this fall in our nation’s schools AP U. S. History


Student Data Tied To Common Core Off-Limits To Parents
First CDE said that they do not share student’s personal identifying information, with name, birth date, address, SSN, then we found their policy and video on how they do share it

Common Core Architect David Coleman’s Next Deception: The New AP U.S. History Exam
With his attention now turned to the AP U.S. History exam, Coleman is simply repeating a method that worked well for him with Common Core.


Common Core Secrecy and Bringing Back the Culture War
Common Core monolith is a deliberately crafted illegal conspiracy to seize control of history classes nationwide and force them to teach left-wing, socialist agitprop.


Teachers Union Abruptly Breaks Rank On Common Core
Common Core has aroused its most notable opposition on the right from activists who claim the multistate standards constitute a federal takeover of education


Teachers Union’s Mixed Messages On Common Core Shows Weakness in Political Agenda
AFT president Randi Weingarten is expected to be critical during the convention of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan


FOLLOW THE MONEY: Microsoft’s Plan To Cash In On Common Core
No great American philanthropist ever got to be a great American philanthropist without first becoming a great American business tycoon.


Private summer schools prompt debate on education inequality
The classes, which have gained popularity in recent years, are offered by nonprofit foundations on leased high school campuses.

What Shortages? The Real Evidence About the STEM Workforce (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic)
Despite naysayers, the nation is producing more than enough quality workers in scientific and engineering fields and policymakers and industry leaders should proceed accordingly.


So much for STEM: most science and math majors don’t work in those fields
Just because lots of STEM grads don't work in STEM fields doesn't mean there's not a need for science and math knowledge out there


Union Cuts Ties With Black College Group Over Koch Donation
A large public sector union says it is cutting ties with the United Negro College Fund over a donation it accepted from the Koch brothers

Obama Administration Choking Off Student Loans
For-profit schools get deserved flak, but the public universities lock kids into years of debt, too.


Quality education should be only criteria
Education policy has evolved over the years in Michigan to mimic the old Chinese proverb, When you open the window, all the flies can come in.
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