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More Schools Discard Student Privacy in Elusive Quest for Safety

  • June 18, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
As efforts increase to protect school safety in the wake of high-profile school shootings like those in Parkland and Sandy Hook, so do data collection efforts by states and schools…
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States Rush to Adopt “Social Emotional Learning” Standards, Despite Red Flags

  • June 10, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
Despite all evidence and even advice from proponents to be careful in the implementation, supporters of social emotional learning (SEL) standards, assessments, and data collection are following the same playbook…
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Here’s What States Should Do to Really Get Rid of Common Core

  • June 5, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
At the end of last week’s column discussing yet another study demonstrating the colossal academic failure of the Common Core standards in math and English Language Arts (ELA), I said…
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“A Little Troubling”: Study by Pro-Common Core Group Finds Standards Have Failed

  • May 29, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
Yet another study confirms what a miserable academic failure the Common Core standards have turned out to be. The research was carried out by the federally funded Center on Standards,…
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Calif. Parents Protest State’s Controversial Sex-Ed Standards

  • May 28, 2019
  • Kelvey Vander Hart
California adopted a controversial new framework of standards for sexual education earlier this month. Now, parents around the state are rallying around one question: “Why is it okay to expose…
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Ky. Democrats Choose Leftist Andy Beshear for Governor — But Can He Win?

  • May 22, 2019
  • Leo Thuman
On Tuesday, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear won the state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, establishing him as the top challenger to incumbent Republican Governor Matt Bevin in the upcoming November 5th…
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Why Ohio Should Reject “Social Emotional Learning” Standards

  • May 10, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
A committee of the Ohio State Board of Education is scheduled to vote on advancing a proposal to the full state board to implement statewide social emotional learning (SEL) standards…
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Parents Beware: “School Climate Surveys” Pose Many Threats to Students

  • May 8, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
A recent article by Joy Pullmann in The Federalist demonstrates just how nosy and invasive “school climate surveys” have become. These surveys are now a cornerstone of the implementation of…
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Lawmakers Still Pushing “Personalized Learning” Despite Huge Problems

  • April 30, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
The corporate technology push of machine-based skills training continues to march across the nation. This effort goes by the names such as “competency-based education” (CBE), “personalized learning,” and “mastery education.”…
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New Law, Same Story: Fed Ed Tyranny Continues Under ESSA

  • April 17, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) passed Congress in 2015 despite the strong protests of more than 200 organizations and leaders after claims by leadership about the legislation: “Prohibiting the…
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New Report: 50 Years of ‘Fed Ed’ Has Failed to Close Achievement Gap

  • April 2, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
New data continues to confirm what has been obvious for decades: federal interference in education since 1965 has failed to improve the academic achievement of poor children. This difference between…
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President Trump’s 2020 Budget: The Good and Bad News for Education

  • March 26, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
As discussed for the last two budget cycles (here and here) President Trump is working to keep his 2016 campaign promise to cut the size and scope of the U.S.…
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Invasive International Survey Targeting Pre-K Students Is Coming to U.S.

  • March 15, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
Not apparently content with the extent of invasive personality profiling discussed last year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is expanding it psychological profiling to 5,000 young children…
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Idaho House Passes Bill Requiring ‘Opt-In’ for Sex Education

  • March 12, 2019
  • Shane Vander Hart
Last Wednesday, the Idaho House of Representatives passed HB 120, a bill that requires parental opt-in for sex education, by a party-line 56 to 14 vote. It now heads to the…
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New Study Shows Dangers and Ineffectiveness of “Social-Emotional Learning”

  • March 11, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
The Pioneer Institute, a national leader in the fight against Common Core and other horrible corporatist and global education reform ideas, today released a new study titled “Social-Emotional Learning: K–12…
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Multiple States Seek to Expand Invasive Mental Health Screening in Schools

  • March 1, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
In the wake of multiple horrific school shootings — particularly the Parkland, Fla., massacre where 17 people were murdered by a student long-known to have mental issues — states all…
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Does America Really Want a Federalized School Choice Program?

  • February 11, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
During last week’s State of the Union speech, President Trump spoke briefly on education by stating, “To help support working parents, the time has come to pass school choice for…
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Colorado Sex Ed Bill Would Erode Parental Rights, Local Control

  • February 7, 2019
  • Shane Vander Hart
There is a comprehensive sex education bill under consideration in the Colorado House of Representatives that would significantly erode the rights of parents in the state. HB 19-1032, sponsored by…
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Takes Important Step to End Common Core in Florida

  • February 4, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
Last week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis followed through on an oft-repeated campaign pledge to “end the last vestiges” of Common Core in the Sunshine State. He signed Executive Order 19-32…
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6 Big Problems with Latest “Social Emotional Learning” Report

  • January 25, 2019
  • Karen R. Effrem, MD
Last week, the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (the Commission) issued their final report after a two-year process of convening meetings and gathering information. As…
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