February 01, 2017 at 12:37AM -
And so, for those of you who didn't find out today, Betsy DeVos has secured the nomination for Secretary of Education chalking up a HUGE VICTORY in the Senate with an 12-11 vote strictly on party lines. Goodness! This sounds like it bodes well for bipartisan-collective-happy Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP). So much for...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Despite Ferocious Opposition, Oklahomans Choose Choice
January 22, 2017 at 10:48PM -
**Originally published in an edited format at School Reform News This election cycle, candidates for state office who supported school choice issues were targeted for opposition by a group of Oklahoma teachers and educators collectively referred to as the “Teacher Caucus” who often engaged in ugly rhetoric and questionable campaign methods. November 8th, Oklahomans not only resoundingly...
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**Originally published in an edited format at School Reform News This election cycle, candidates for state office who supported school choice issues were targeted for opposition by a group of Oklahoma teachers and educators collectively referred to as the “Teacher Caucus” who often engaged in ugly rhetoric and questionable campaign methods. November 8th, Oklahomans not only resoundingly...
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Saturday, January 14, 2017
SB 93 by Smalley: Raises Concerns Regarding Religious Liberty and Parental Rights
January 14, 2017 at 06:10PM -
I recently received a legislative alert from HSLDA regarding SB93 filed by Oklahoma Senator Jason Smalley. This bill addresses changes to current law regarding children IN DHS custody or ENTERING DHS custody. Unfortunately, in their email alert, HSLDA doesn't provide a link to the bill (A BIG NO-NO) and only provides a brief, overall assessment of what the changes made by Smalley to the...
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I recently received a legislative alert from HSLDA regarding SB93 filed by Oklahoma Senator Jason Smalley. This bill addresses changes to current law regarding children IN DHS custody or ENTERING DHS custody. Unfortunately, in their email alert, HSLDA doesn't provide a link to the bill (A BIG NO-NO) and only provides a brief, overall assessment of what the changes made by Smalley to the...
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via Jenny White ,for Restore Oklahoma Parental Empowerment.
Monday, January 9, 2017
The Disease of Educational Statism: Betsy DeVos isn’t a cure - by all appearances, she’s a symptom
January 09, 2017 at 05:46AM -
The definition of “statism” according to Merriam-Webster is Concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government often extending to government ownership of industry Applying this definition to the state of education in America today is easily accomplished by changing a few words: Concentration of education funding, control and planning in the hands of a...
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via Jenny White ,for Restore Oklahoma Parental Empowerment.
The definition of “statism” according to Merriam-Webster is Concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government often extending to government ownership of industry Applying this definition to the state of education in America today is easily accomplished by changing a few words: Concentration of education funding, control and planning in the hands of a...
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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J from Reclaim Oklahoma Parent Empowerment http://ift.tt/2iu65Tw
via Jenny White ,for Restore Oklahoma Parental Empowerment.
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