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EFF Note: The bulk of the research in this post was compiled prior to Attorney General Eric Holder’s surprise announcement that he is curtailing the federal equitable sharing program. The post may be updated as further ramifications of the policy decision become clear. “You follow drugs, you get drug addicts and drug dealers. But you […]
Assessing the babies is Obama’s agenda http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/inftodd/mod1/1.1.pdf Anita B. Hoge An Alert by Anita Hoge This is the birth to kindergarten mental health interventions for our babies. This is research for the early learning and the $1 billion that Obama is funding for daycare and preschool. http://ecmhc.org/documents/CECMHC_FacilitatingToolkit.pdf This toolkit Facilitating Individualized Interventions to Address Challenging Behavior is […]
Jim Beers, retired Refuge Manager, Special Agent, & Wildlife Biologist U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Introductory note from Jim Beers: Dr. Val Geist is a retired Canadian University Professor now living in British Columbia. While his title is “Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science” his field of expertise for which he is internationally recognized is the biology […]
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE RULES FOR HIPAA AND FERPA COVERING AN EDUCATION RECORD An Alert by Anita Hoge Anita B. Hoge EDUCATION RECORDS ARE NOT COVERED BY HIPAA. NO MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AT SCHOOL ARE COVERED BY HIPAA. Explanation of HIPPA and FERPA-Early Childhood Data can be found in this document: A Look at Pennsylvania’s Early Childhood Data System […]
Empires have been built throughout history and most eventually fell when the empire got too large or too tyrannical. There has always been, and probably always will be, a tension between consolidating power at the top or decentralizing power to the people. Our Founding Fathers gave us a highly decentralized Republic with most power vested […]
There was a spirited meeting at the Gooch County (VA) School Board last night as hundreds of people attended to show their concern about a district policy that homeschooled students (at age 14) must declare their religious affiliation. From wric.com: There’s controversy in Goochland over homeschooling. It all stems from a new policy that some […]
Riseup, a tech collective that provides security-minded communications to activists worldwide, sounded the alarm last month when a judge in Spain stated that the use of their email service is a practice, he believes, associated with terrorism. Javier Gómez Bermúdez is a judge of Audiencia Nacional, a special high court in Spain that deals with […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An education analyst says President Barack Obama’s call for stronger protection of student digital data is “bogus.” The president earlier this week proposed a new Student Digital Privacy Act aimed at preventing companies from selling sensitive student information collected in schools and from using such data to target advertising to children, according […]
Danielle and Alexander Meitiv View ~2 minute Washington Post video HERE: Danielle and Alexander Meitiv let their children, 10 and six, walk home alone from a park a mile away from their house. Now, Montgomery County is investigating the couple for child neglect. (Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post) It was a one-mile walk home from a Silver […]
Scott Walker’s Plan to Privatize Schools Anita B. Hoge An Alert by Anita Hoge https://goleftamerica.wildapricot.org/stop-charter-school-takeover “After cutting a billion dollars from education, Scott Walker and his GOP friends have achieved the goal sinking the educational potential of Wisconsin Schools. On their first day back in session, Assembly Republicans seeking a free market solution have introduced a bill […]
A new effort to regulate grazing and its potential impacts on water quality has California ranchers concerned new rules could limit their food production activities and yield little environmental benefits. State water regulators launched a series of public listening sessions around the state during January to solicit public comments before developing a new “Grazing Regulatory […]
Just before Christmas, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) published revised draft guidance intended to direct federal agencies on when and how to consider the effects of greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and climate change when evaluating the environmental effects of proposed agency actions under the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”). Consideration of climate change is […]
To come up for a vote by end of March! An Alert by Anita Hoge This was the plan all along.… The House passed their version of the re-authorization in July 2013. The Senate had their version come out of committee last year (HR 5 and SB 1094). Plus, Republicans put amendments that allowed CHOICE VOUCHERS TO […]
FA NOTE: Common Core? — The Brainwashing of Kids to Accept Water Scarcity SAN BERNARDINO CALIFORNIA— The San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools’ Regional Occupational Program has received a $35,000 grant to support new high school classes that address water issues in California. The programs are expected to develop new standards-based model curriculum that promote […]
Go, Maine, Go!“Quality early childhood education — whether provided by parents or private or public programs — can set students up for future success,” said Governor Paul R. LePage. (Maine Press Release) Another Communist initiative supported by Maine’s neoconservative Trotskyite Governor Paul LePage! From a Press Release from Samantha Warren, Maine DOE Director of Communications, […]
From: 21st Century, Fall 1992 Who pulls the strings of environmental groups? The establishment figures who fund and control it — from England’s Prince Phillip and the Netherlands’ Prince Bernhard, to U.S. corporate funders like Robert O. Anderson. Far from a grass roots movement, environmentalism is a big business, funded and directed by the leading families […]
Going Round the Legislative Loop circa 1990s The following extremely well-documented article from the 1990s sheds considerable light on the previous two posts that investigated Michael Farris of HSLDA: Farris’s Ferris Wheel… and Going Round the Farris Wheel. It was authored by Mary McCarthy and is republished with her permission. THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RESTORATION ACT (RFRA), THE […]
Senators are now working around the clock to re-introduce a bill that would put trade agreements on the fast track to passage in the US after those deals are finalized. Deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) have been negotiated in almost complete secrecy, except for private industry […]
FA Note: Around the world water is being collectivized through “privatization”. The goal is to get water out of the hands of individuals. Control the water – control the people. Via centralized water people will be forced to live where and how those in control desire. Centralization of water means you will live where you […]
Michael Farris: More Disturbing History and Questionable Associations Since the post yesterday, “Farris’s Ferris Wheel…”, a number of individuals have sent additional links with more research and background information on the disturbing activities of Michael Farris. Below are some further items for readers to explore. Again, read this yourself and draw your own conclusions. Warning: […]
A bank clerk counts Chinese yuan banknotes at a branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Huaibei (Reuters/Stringer) and Russian ruble banknotes (Reuters/Ilya Naymushin) China and Russia have effectively switched to domestic currencies in trading using financial tools as swaps and forwards, as they seek to reduce the influence of the US dollar […]
Robert Pondiscio This is what happens when an education reformer doesn’t want to answer serious questions about Common Core. He blocks ‘raving maniacs’ (parents/taxpayers/teachers/administrators) concerned about the lack of research/data on Common Core and the fact that the creators/validation Committee had to sign non-disclosure agreements. He insists he wants to deal in facts but when […]
Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025 A Research Paper Presented To Air Force 2025 by Col Tamzy J. House Lt Col James B. Near, Jr. LTC William B. Shields (USA) Maj Ronald J. Celentano Maj David M. Husband Maj Ann E. Mercer Maj James E. Pugh August 1996 ———————————————————————————- Disclaimer 2025 is a study designed to […]
John W. Whitehead, Founder, the Rutherford Institute “There will come a time when it isn’t ‘They’re spying on me through my phone’ anymore. Eventually, it will be ‘My phone is spying on me.’” ― Philip K. Dick If ever Americans sell their birthright, it will be for the promise of expediency and comfort delivered by way […]
Sustainable Development is the blueprint being used across America and around the world to implement the United Nations Agenda 21 Programme.
