July 15, 2016 The Report Card

(Editor: www.thereportcard.org Campus radical grievance groups have a special place for women’s studies. The Department of Women’s Studies at the University of Maryland (UMD) already includes 11 core faculty and more than 80 affiliate faculty. “We have grown from 232 students in 3 courses in 1971 to over 1,366 students enrolled in Women’s Studies and LGBT courses for…

[NOTE FROM EAN EDITOR: This is very important information, but don't be fooled by the tone of this statement from Covey. He is correct that there are many school board seats available and MUST be filled with REAL Republicans who respect the principles and platform of the Republican party and not just politicians with an "R" beside their names; who are a fraud.

Unfortunately, Covey…

Posted by Arizona Freedom Alliance on June 15, 2016 

Natalie Johnson / @nataliejohnsonn / January 14, 2016 The Signal

Professors in higher education have become notably more liberal during the past 25 years, according to a recent study, and academics predict that the trend isn’t likely to slow any time soon.

During the…

Wrtten by Vicki E. Alger of Mommy Lobby

Pre-Order here: http://www.independent.org/store/book.asp?id=119

A comprehensive account and frank assessment of federal involvement in education is long overdue. Education policy expert Vicki E. Alger remedies this deficiency with her forthcoming…

Gilbert Watch 4-22-16

See Also:

Beautiful Letter from an Arizona Teacher to Her Students

The Schools' War on Arizona's Children: Part 2 Online Charter…

Gilbert Watch April 22, 2016

Among the horror stories of teachers and local school administrators who intimidate, lie to, and bully their students are stories like this one.  Rusdon Ray shared the following letter that his young son received from his teacher.  According to Mr. Ray, "This letter was written by his good teacher who clearly recognizes…

Gilbert Watch April 22, 2016

(Phoenix, State Capitol)---Senator Sylvia Allen today urged local school leaders and administrators to work with parents, be respectful and not retaliate against a student for choices that parent may make.

It is that time of year again when Arizona schools are administering the statewide assessment to our students, also known as AzMERIT.  Unfortunately, another legislative session is coming…

Gilbert Watch April 23, 2016

As stated in Part 1 and Part 2, even though Arizona…

Gilbert Watch April 16, 2016

Some Arizona parents, disgusted with the diabolical determination of their local schools to bully their children into taking the highly controversial AzMERIT exam, are considering online education for their children.

Think again.  Online charter schools are worse.  The extra harsh…

4-18-16 Independent Institute

Gilbert Watch 4-9-16 

Even though Arizona legislators are to blame for causing the ugliness, humiliation, undue stress, and mental anguish experienced by parents and their children who dare to reject AzMERIT, it is the teachers, principals, and administrators who are inflicting the pain.  Unless you have pushed back against this unvalidated, secretive, Common Core-based "high stakes test," you have no idea what it feels like to see the ugly Truth behind the "friendly teacher"…

By Emma Brown April 6 at 5:11 Washington Post

A teacher was arrested Wednesday for carrying a concealed firearm at a middle school in Newtown, Conn., the same town where 26 children and teachers were killed in a 2012 elementary school shooting.

The teacher, Jason M. Adams of Newtown, 46, was detained by school security personnel on…

4-1-16 

Jana Jackson is running for Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools

Here is her website:

http://www.jacksonforcountysuperintendent.com/

About Jana Jackson (from her website)

Jana Jackson was…

"Arizona officials define classroom spending as dollars that go toward: classroom personnel, including salaries and benefits for teachers; classroom supplies such as pens and crayons; instructional aids such as textbooks; and activities and tuition.

Non-classroom dollars pay for administrative salaries, plant operations and maintenance, food service, transportation and student- and…

Arizona Freedom Alliance 

Posted by Jose Borrajero on March 26, 2016

HB2402 – Bonds, Disclosure, Notice

A common sense bill that simply requires that the cost of bond issues be disclosed to voters. Who could possibly oppose advising customers of the cost so that they may make a wise purchase? The amendment in the senate did not…

Arizona Freedom Alliance 

Posted by Jose Borrajero on March 26, 2016

SB1455 – Student opt-out bill

The motion to reconsider has carried, meaning that a second vote may be taken in the Senate. As of this writing, a vote has not been scheduled yet. We need to contact all senators and request that SB1455 be brought up for a vote, and we…

Arizona Freedom Alliance 

Posted by Jose Borrajero on March 26, 2016

HB2478 – NOW: qualifications, county school superintendents. (A strike-all bill). This is a very simple bill. It simply removes the requirement that a county superintendent has to be a certified teacher. We want the most qualified persons and the most likely to…