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28 Signs That U.S. Public Schools Are Rapidly Being Turned Into Indoctrination Centers And Prison Camps

It has been said that children are our future, and right now the vast majority of our... more

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How online learning companies bought America's schools

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WSJ: Public schools charge kids for basics, frills

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Koch Billionaire buys hiring rights for Florida State University Economics Dept.

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11-Year-Old Arrested For Threatening His Own Bullies | Gay Blog Unicorn Booty: Gay Friendly Beyond

this kinda shit happens every day.. lets make it stop.

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Chuck Norris Thinks Schools Are Too Gay

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Gay Straight Alliance Club Prompts Debate over Non-Academic Clubs

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Students Who Wore 'Straight Pride' T-Shirts During Gay Bullying Awareness Week Will Not Be Punished

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Evers bill allows voodoo, animal sacrifices in Florida schools | Rick's Blog

Evers bill allows voodoo, animal sacrifices in Florida schools

Press release:
House Bill 31, co-introduced by Representatives Brad Drake (R- Eucheeanna) and Greg Evers (R-Baker) today passed the House Policy Council Committee, its third committee of reference, advancing it toward a vote by the full Florida House of Representatives. Representative Evers presented an amendment to HB 31, which would prohibit affirmative acts of school districts and administrators that violate the First Amendment freedom of speech rights of students, teachers and school district personnel, including their freedom of religious speech.

The bill is designed to preempt future ACLU attacks on the First Amendment protections of freedom of speech, including religious speech, like the attack in Santa Rosa County that led to then-Pace High School Student Body President Mary Allen being censored and barred from speaking at her own high school graduation, as well as Pace High School Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman being charged with criminal contempt of court for offering a blessing at an adults-only event.

“This bill is about so much more than school prayer or inspirational speech, it’s about protecting Floridians’ First Amendment rights,” said Representative Evers. “At a time when our freedoms are constantly threatened, it is of vital importance that we pass legislation that preserves our freedoms and values at all cost. If we can stop what happened to Mary Allen and the good folks at Pace High School from happening anywhere elsewhere in Florida, I feel that we have done something important and good.”

“I thank my colleagues in the House for passing this important bill out of committee, and I look forward to working to move it all the way through the process,” said Representative Evers. “This legislation has been a priority of mine since the day I got elected in 2001. And, I’ve heard from people in Northwest Florida and throughout the state, who believe, as do I, that it is important that Floridians be allowed to exercise their freedom of speech how they see fit, and not have others dictate to them what they can and cannot do or say.”

“We deeply appreciate the support of the Florida House and, especially of Representatives Evers and Drake in making sure that outside liberal forces with their own agendas do not quash the First Amendment self-expression rights of students and teachers,” said Mary Allen, a freshman at Florida State University who in May 2009 was the president of the Pace High School student body.

HB 31, relating to protection of school speech, prohibits district school boards, administrative personnel and instructional personnel from taking affirmative action that infringes or waives rights or freedoms afforded by First Amendment to United States Constitution.

Representative Evers currently represents Florida House District 1, which includes parts of Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties. He is a farmer and small businessman who was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2001 and was subsequently re-elected.

Representative Evers has put his experience in agriculture and business to good use in the Florida Legislature and is proud of his legislative accomplishments on behalf of Florida’s critical agriculture industry, economic development, job creation and preserving and protecting Northwest Florida values including our Second Amendment rights and protections. Most recently, he sponsored and passed legislation enabling Florida farmers to transport their farm equipment from field to field without the burden of additional government permits or fees; legislation creating tax incentives that enabled the Jay Oil Field to reopen, restoring numerous Northwest Florida jobs; legislation officially designating “In God We Trust” as the official motto of the State of Florida and legislation protecting the right of law-abiding citizens in Florida to have legal firearms secured in their automobiles in public parking lots.

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Editor’s note:
The Evers bill legalizes voodoo, a syncretic religion originating from the Caribbean country of Haiti, in Florida public schools. And keeps ACLU from preventing animal sacrifices on school grounds….or so it seems. Freedom of religion means all religions, right?
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Weekly Diaspora: Hitting Immigrant Kids Where It Hurts

After a long summer of name-calling and absurd attempts to deny birthright citizenship... more

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Baltimore County Public Schools closing notice

Baltimore County Public Schools will be closed two hours early today. It is said that... more

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The Olympigs are here!

1. Colombian attack on the indigenous 2. Blocking the flows of carbon 3. Mending the... more

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"Boobies" Bracelets Cause Stir in Washington School

A Silverdale school is asking students not to wear bracelets that are intended to... more

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School District Perverts Spy on High School Children?

An interesting and scary article I read this morning in the paper and was compelled to... more

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Jaime Escalante, The 'Stand and Deliver' Teacher, Has Died... Plus Updates, Including Memorial Services and Tributes

Mar 30, 2010 4:56 pm US/Pacific 'Stand and Deliver' Teacher Jaime Escalante... more

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'Math wars' over national standards may erupt again in California

"Hold on to your graphing calculators: The passionate, contentious debate over how California students should learn math is ready to erupt again.

While math formulas and properties may be delightfully precise, how best to teach them to children is not. As the United States prepares for the first time to adopt nationwide K-12 "common core" standards, mathematicians and educators are split.

Some hail the proposals as a groundbreaking advancement because students will develop a more solid footing in math before rushing to the next level; others fear the plan would propel California backward. Each side warns that America's future as a global science and technology powerhouse is at stake.

Fast-tracked by the Obama administration, standards for what students should learn in English and math have been drafted by a national committee representing 48 states and the District of Columbia. The public has until Friday to submit comments. California can choose not to adopt the federal standards but would miss out on competing for hundreds of millions in federal stimulus dollars.

While the proposed English curriculum hasn't provoked an outcry, the math debate echoes California's "math wars" that raged in the 1990s and led to repeals of reforms that favored problem-solving, applications and group work over traditional teaching.

Under the new proposed standards, primary students would spend more time going in depth on concepts before learning new skills, said Gretchen Muller, president of the northern section of the California Math Council. For instance, students here would learn multiplication in fourth grade rather than third.

Rather than following in step with other states, critics say, California should be looking to keep up with India, Singapore and Europe. Compared with their peers in Europe and Asia, U.S. students are two to 2½ years behind in math; California students are 1½ years behind, said James Milgram, professor emeritus of math at Stanford University who will help determine the new national standards."

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http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14780292?source=rss"Hold on to your graphing calculators: The passionate, contentious debate over... more

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Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flap

Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flap By AP News Thursday, March 11,... more

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German family gets asylum in US: for homeschooling

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Hijacking American History An Update

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WA Plans to Cut an Additional 500 Million From Education

According to Washington State Superintendent Randy Dorn: "if the proposed budget... more

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