Massachusetts H3929 would remove the state from Common Core, effectively nullifying the nationalized education standards. It must pass the Joint Education Committee before it can receive a vote in the full Senate. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill. 1. Call the Joint Education Committee Co-Chair, Sonia Chang-Diaz and Alice Hanlon Peisch. Strongly,…
Maine LD1492 would stop state-level participation in nationalized educational standards usually referred to as Common Core. It must pass the Joint Education And Cultural Affairs Committee. PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill. 1. Call the Joint Education And Cultural Affairs Committee Co-Chairs, Brian Langley and Victoria Kornfield. Strongly, but respectfully urge them to…
ALBANY, N.Y., (Jan. 6, 2015) – A bill proposed in the New York legislature would allow certain students to opt out of Common Core Standards and testing, a small step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state. The law would provide additional backing to some of the hundreds of thousands of New York parents who have already…
AUGUSTA, Maine (Dec. 29, 2015) – A bill prefiled in the Maine House for the 2016 legislative session would withdraw the state from Common Core standards, an important step toward nullifying nationalized education in the state. Rep. Will Tuell (R- East Machias) along with a bipartisan group of nine cosponsors prefiled LD1492 on Dec. 23.…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 21, 2015) – A proposed resolution introduced in the Florida legislature for the 2016 legislative session rejects federal involvement in the state’s educational system and would create a foundation for the general assembly to take further action in the future. Rep. Debbie Mayfield (R-Vero Beach) prefiled House Memorial 983 (HM983) on Dec.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Dec. 8, 2015) – A bill prefiled for the 2016 legislative session would require the Missouri legislature to review and approve the use of federal funds in education, setting the stage to limit federal influence on the state’s public schools. Rep. Tila Hubrecht (R-Dexter) prefiled House Bill 1367 (HB1367) on Dec. 1.…
Today we celebrate the power of, “No!” On this date 60 years ago, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus. Her act of defiance – a simple No! – set a brush fire that ultimately consumed Jim Crow. When the white only seats in the front of the Cleveland Avenue bus…
Rick Santorum wants a do-over when it comes to his education policy, but based on the comments he made during a campaign speech in Iowa last month, it appears his do-over needs a do-over. During a Q&A session, Truth in American Education administrator and columnist Shane Vander Hart asked Santorum about current efforts to reauthorize…
Microcosms of the police state, America’s public schools contain almost every aspect of the militarized, intolerant, senseless, overcriminalized, legalistic, surveillance-riddled, totalitarian landscape that plagues those of us on the “outside.”
The Spirit of ’76 is a historically-based, educational movie geared toward helping today’s home schoolers, public school students and adults better understand the importance of the Constitution, and why and how it is so easily subverted by politicians past and present. Throughout the movie, Mike Church seeks to better educate the people in hope of…