The Race to the Top program is yet another federal scheme to bribe taxpayers with their own money. Unfortunately, state governments eager to receive handouts from Washington prefer to beg at the federal table for scraps rather than try to raise necessary monies directly. Nevertheless, the United States will not achieve educational excellence by…

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A Roommate is a Roommate? Coming Soon to a Campus Near You

Albert Mohler

Author, Speaker, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary



Kayla Eland and Lindon Pronto are roommates at Pitzer College in California. They, along with students at a growing number of colleges and universities, are pioneering a new trend — coed roommates.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Eland and Pronto "are not a couple and neither is gay." The paper adds, "They are just… Continue

K-12 Children took a "field trip" on public school buses to the TEA Party on Friday at the Capitol and were handed professionally pre-printed protest signs by their teachers and told to stand out on the street to protest against the TEA Party. Hello? Is this a good way to spend our tax dollars? Is this a good way to treat our children? Is this the way we want our teachers to behave? This is a new low and that is getting harder to accomplish these days.

Arizona's eighth-graders were in first grade when the No Child Left Behind Act became law, but, like the nation's eighth-graders, their average reading scores have stagnated since the act's debut in 2002, according to the latest annual "Nation's Report Card" results released Wednesday.

The state's eighth-graders remain 4 points behind the national average, placing Arizona 41st among states and the District of Columbia. Arizona's fourth-graders lag 10 points behind the national average,… Continue

We will schedule our next meeting soon. In the mean time i would like for everyone to put into writing (A paragraph - or much more if you like) how you think we might solve the issues we discussed tonight. Pick one issue or several. Share your thoughts and insights. We can discuss each and fomulate our solutions.

Also, please think about preparing a 5 minute presentation that can be given to a local TEA Party group or shared so that other members can do likewise.

Thanks…

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EAST VALLEY EDUCATION ACTION COMMITTEE

REPORT FOR MARCH 22, 2010

IDENTIFYING ISSUES / FORMULATING SOLUTIONS

· Our most recent meeting of the EV Education Action Committee took place at the Village Inn in Mesa on Monday March 22 at 5:30. This was our best attended meeting so far and much ground was covered. State Senator John Huppenthal ( Dist 20) was in attendance. There were a number of new people to the group there including many teachers, parents and… Continue

(The following is from a recent newsletter from Family Watch International)

As we noted in our first report from the UN Convention on the Status of Women (CSW) a couple of weeks ago, Family Watch was the first organization to report the stunning story of a highly sexually graphic booklet that was available at a parallel event held by the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. called “Girls Only Workshop.” This story has created quite a stir in the U.S. and in other…

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Sex education will be the topic of two meetings planned THIS week by Kyrene School District. The meetings Tuesday and Wednesday will allow parents and community members to weigh in on curriculum of sex education and human growth and development for seventh- and eighth-graders.

The meetings run from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kyrene District Office, 8700 S. Kyrene Road. The curriculum consists of five lessons and a document, "Guidelines for Presenters." The district is seeking feedback…

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Barry Goldwater High School – Phoenix

Cactus Shadows High School – Cave Creek

Carden Traditional School of Surprise - Surprise

Chandler High School - Chandler

Cholla High Magnet School – Tucson

Desert Mountain High School – Scottsdale

Grand Canyon Elementary School – Grand Canyon

Ironwood High School – Glendale

Millennium High School – Goodyear

Nogales High School – Nogales

North Canyon High School – Phoenix

North High School –… Continue

Thanks to Tim Naquin for drawing attention to the fact that the IB indoctrination is taking place at Chandler High School

http://www.mychandlerschools.org/chs/site/default.asp

Question: Who should raise a child?

a) A Government Social Worker

b) An 18-Member Panel of UN Experts

c) The Child's Parents



If you support the fundamental right of parents, rather than government, to direct the upbringing and education of their children, please read the following bulletin and sign the petition at www.parentalrights.org



There are two serious and imminent threats to parental rights that cannot be… Continue

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UC Irvine AND UC Davis are extremely anti-American, anti-Israel, Anti-white, ultra-Leftist campuses. These symbols are often planted by Leftists to create the false impression that their radical teachings are needed. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THESE TACTICS. IT IS THE LEFTISTS THEMSELVES WHO ARE LIKELY DOING THIS. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE CONSUMED WITH HATE AND INTOLERANCE. THESE LEFTISTS ARE SICK AND VERY DANGEROUS





Racist incidents, protests… Continue