The Romeike family fled from Germany where they were persecuted for homeschooling.  However the US under this administration does not wish to grant them asylum.  They were homeschooling for religious reasons, and one would think the US would find that a good reason to defend such seekers of asylum. The case is before the United […]

Maryland 2nd-grader suspended for chewing food into gun shape School officials have completely lost all common sense! They tolerate the most vile language in their hallways, they accept the wearing of completely inappropriate clothing,  they accept rude behavior, BUT there is a no-tolerance policy toward……..dare I print the word?……..g-u-n-s.  We are not even talking about […]

Find out more about the federal data collection in this article by Emmett McGroarty and Jane robbins of the American Principles Project. The plan is to collect children’s personal information from their first early learning experience to adulthood. This article is from a few months ago, but it is still relevant now because, with the inauguration behind us, the federal government will feel free to move boldly ahead.

Imagine a future world in which every aspect of each citizen is compiled in a data base. Oh, wait, it’s already happening….starting with the early learning data base that is being implemented. Watch this video . Although it mentions Oklahoma, it applies to us in Washington as well.

The Gulen schools use US taxpayer money, yet bring in Turkish teachers from Turkey to replace American teachers, and also have construction work done, not by local contractors but by workers brought in from Turkey.

The recently passed Washington State Charter Schools Initiative creates the potential for foreign owned charter schools. See how this can happen.

“Anytime you’ve got a one size fits all attitude regarding education, it’s never good for the students, the parents, or education in general,..”

Have you been hearing about the “Common Core State Standards”? Here is a video which explains the frightening concept and which explains that this is just one component of a larger agenda. The speaker, Jane Robbins of the American Principles Project, begins the explanation with the Race to the Top program, but the roots of transformation of education began decades ago. A significant year was 1965 when federal moneys were first given to states bringing federal mandates to local districts, and another critical year was 1994 when Goals 2000 and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act were passed. President Obama’s Race to the Top program is the most recent step in the destruction of American education. Local control has been systematically destroyed. Please watch all five parts of this video.

Schools should be places of learning –of passing down knowledge and culture from one generation to the next. They shouldn’t be places of control, monitoring, and violations of privacy. One student’s protest against this violation has made it to the courts.

“Charter schools have become a parallel school system unto themselves, a system controlled largely by for-profit management companies and private landlords — one and the same, in many cases — and rife with insider deals and potential conflicts of interest.” — Miami Herald