Arne Duncan: ‘White suburban moms’ upset that Common Core shows their kids aren’t ‘brilliant’
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a group of state schools superintendents Friday that he found it “fascinating” that some of the opposition to the Common Core State Standards has come from “white suburban moms who — all of a sudden — their child isn’t as brilliant as they thought they were, and their school isn’t quite as good as they thought they were.”
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Government corruption: Decoding the Common Core Curriculum scam
Government corruption: Decoding the Common Core Curriculum scam
Designed in secret, fixes nothing, and a total disaster
Designed in secret, fixes nothing, and a total disaster
Designed in secret, fixes nothing, and a total disaster - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/government-corruption-1/decoding-the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.P3o0IfdR.dpuf
Friday, November 15, 2013
NY Parents Sue State to Halt Children’s Data Giveaway » The Epoch Times
NY Parents Sue State to Halt Children’s Data Giveaway » The Epoch Times
NEW YORK—Twelve New York City parents are suing the state’s education authorities to stop them from sending students’ personal data to private contractors.
NEW YORK—Twelve New York City parents are suing the state’s education authorities to stop them from sending students’ personal data to private contractors.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
New York Prosecutor Vows To Press Probe of Anti-Semitism in Pine Bush Schools – Forward.com
New York Prosecutor Vows To Press Probe of Anti-Semitism in Pine Bush Schools – Forward.com
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman vowed to press on with a full state and federal response to the allegations of bullying and pervasive harassment of Jewish students in an upstate school district.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman vowed to press on with a full state and federal response to the allegations of bullying and pervasive harassment of Jewish students in an upstate school district.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Lawmakers call for education chief's resignation | Capital New York
Lawmakers call for education chief's resignation | Capital New York
ALBANY--Unions and their legislative allies are increasing the pressure on New York State education commissioner John King, with state lawmakers calling for his resignation and a powerful teachers' union planning public forums to “fill the void” created by the ones the commissioner canceled.
ALBANY--Unions and their legislative allies are increasing the pressure on New York State education commissioner John King, with state lawmakers calling for his resignation and a powerful teachers' union planning public forums to “fill the void” created by the ones the commissioner canceled.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Group Presses for Safeguards on the Personal Data of Schoolchildren - NYTimes.com
Group Presses for Safeguards on the Personal Data of Schoolchildren - NYTimes.com
A leading children’s advocacy group is challenging the educational technology software industry, an estimated $8 billion market, to develop national safeguards for the personal data collected about students from kindergarten through high school.
A leading children’s advocacy group is challenging the educational technology software industry, an estimated $8 billion market, to develop national safeguards for the personal data collected about students from kindergarten through high school.
Monday, October 7, 2013
The Empire Center for New York State Policy
The Empire Center for New York State Policy
An updated searchable online database of earnings for 384,186 employees of New York State school districts outside New York City was posted today at www.SeeThroughNY.net, the transparency website sponsored by the Empire Center for Public Policy.
An updated searchable online database of earnings for 384,186 employees of New York State school districts outside New York City was posted today at www.SeeThroughNY.net, the transparency website sponsored by the Empire Center for Public Policy.
Monday, September 23, 2013
High expectations for DASA - Buffalo - Business First
High expectations for DASA - Buffalo - Business First
The way students treat one other in school and how they interact via social media outside the classroom is an ongoing case study by educators and attorneys in the effort to prevent bullying.
The way students treat one other in school and how they interact via social media outside the classroom is an ongoing case study by educators and attorneys in the effort to prevent bullying.
Monday, September 16, 2013
FBI — U.S. Attorney Continues Focus on Education Funds Fraud
FBI — U.S. Attorney Continues Focus on Education Funds Fraud
PITTSBURGH—Following the beginning of a new school year, U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton today focused public attention on the office’s School Corruption Hotline, 412-894-7515. The hotline number rings directly in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where callers may leave their name, contact information, and details regarding suspected misuse of tax dollars supporting education.
PITTSBURGH—Following the beginning of a new school year, U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton today focused public attention on the office’s School Corruption Hotline, 412-894-7515. The hotline number rings directly in the U.S. Attorney’s Office, where callers may leave their name, contact information, and details regarding suspected misuse of tax dollars supporting education.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Federal database to include your children?
Federal database to include your children?
The federal government is laying the foundation for a national database that could include all of the personal details of every student in every public school in every state, warns a report by the leading homeschool advocacy group.
The federal government is laying the foundation for a national database that could include all of the personal details of every student in every public school in every state, warns a report by the leading homeschool advocacy group.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Governor Cuomo Announces "Every Student Present" Campaign Launched to Reduce High Absenteeism in New York's Schools | LongIsland.com
Governor Cuomo Announces "Every Student Present" Campaign Launched to Reduce High Absenteeism in New York's Schools | LongIsland.com
One in ten students misses at least ten-percent of school days each year; Initiative aimed at reversing disturbing trend.
One in ten students misses at least ten-percent of school days each year; Initiative aimed at reversing disturbing trend.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Schools are prisons: The Common Core Curriculum scam
Schools are prisons: The Common Core Curriculum scam [VIDEO]
It's not as if the public school system does a good job of teaching people to think independently.
But its about to get worse - much, much worse. - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/schools-are-prisons-1/the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.gbN4nsh4.dpuf
But its about to get worse - much, much worse. - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/schools-are-prisons-1/the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.gbN4nsh4.dpuf
It's not as if the public school system does a good job of teaching people to think independently.
But its about to get worse - much, much worse. - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/schools-are-prisons-1/the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.gbN4nsh4.dpuf
But its about to get worse - much, much worse. - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/schools-are-prisons-1/the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.gbN4nsh4.dpuf
It's not as if the public school system does a good job of teaching people to think independently.
But its about to get worse - much, much worse. - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/schools-are-prisons-1/the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.gbN4nsh4.dpuf
But its about to get worse - much, much worse. - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/schools-are-prisons-1/the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.gbN4nsh4.dpuf
It's not as if the public school system does a good job of teaching people to think independently.
But its about to get worse - much, much worse. - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/schools-are-prisons-1/the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.gbN4nsh4.dpuf
But its about to get worse - much, much worse. - See more at: http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/schools-are-prisons-1/the-common-core-curriculum-scam.html#sthash.gbN4nsh4.dpuf
State's Dignity Act signals serious approach to bullying | Star-Gazette | stargazette.com
State's Dignity Act signals serious approach to bullying | Star-Gazette | stargazette.com
School has just begun in the Southern Tier, and while many students are excited about the year ahead, for nearly 28 percent of the nation’s middle- and high-school students, there’s also the unsettling prospect they will be a target of bullying.
School has just begun in the Southern Tier, and while many students are excited about the year ahead, for nearly 28 percent of the nation’s middle- and high-school students, there’s also the unsettling prospect they will be a target of bullying.
Monday, July 29, 2013
NY Courts: Appellate Division Ruling Will Not Be Appealed: "He Has Decided Not to Pursue This Matter Any Further at This Point" - Human Rights Today
NY Courts: Appellate Division Ruling Will Not Be Appealed: "He Has Decided Not to Pursue This Matter Any Further at This Point" - Human Rights Today
Eric Fechter, through his attorney Kevin S. Mahoney, of Counsel, for Hogan & Willig, PLLC (Getzville, NY) "...has decided not to pursue this matter any further at this point."
Eric Fechter, through his attorney Kevin S. Mahoney, of Counsel, for Hogan & Willig, PLLC (Getzville, NY) "...has decided not to pursue this matter any further at this point."
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