Harris treated Unfairly
It is not a good idea to make the mistake of continuing to drive in Washington with an Oregon plate even if you had a legitimate reason for doing it at one point. However, making that mistake doesn’t...
View ArticleCommon Core Standards aren't really very Common
From the 5th grade Common Core Standards: Interpret the product (a/b) × q as a parts of a partition of q into b equal parts; equivalently, as the result of a sequence of operations a × q ÷ b. For...
View ArticleAre we fixing the State's Math Problem? – Fat Chance!
Everyone knows we have a nation wide obesity problem. Imagine if we attempted to do something about that problem in this state using the same methods that we have used to attack our math education...
View ArticleCan You Hear Me Now?
The people of Washington have spoken loud and clear: No new taxes! Government at every level is going to have to tighten their belts. This is no time for government expansion or starting down new...
View ArticleBill Gates: Don't Monetize my Students!
There is nothing more dangerous than a billionaire with too much time on his hands. Bill Gates admits he knows nothing about teaching but that hasn’t stopped him from causing havoc in our nation’s...
View ArticleUrgent! Tell your Legislators to vote No on HB1443
Call the legislative Hot Line 1-800-562-6000 Tell your legislators to vote against HB1443 Vote Against Common Core State Standards Block the Permanent Adoption of the Common Core State Standards in...
View ArticleDemocracy Denied
It’s ironic that while we are watching Egyptians half way around the globe fight for democracy, we are being denied democracy right here in the state of Washington. Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos...
View ArticleWashington Legislature is poised to give away their legislative control over...
Consumer Education 101: What do you say to a salesman who tells you that he will give you double the quantity of your purchase but you must buy right now? Answer: You don’t say anything…. You run like...
View ArticleState Mandates Millions by school districts
It is unbelievable that at the same time the state is going to make major cuts in education expenditures, they are putting a $300 million dollar unfunded mandate on school districts around the state....
View ArticleUnintended Consequences
I read the newspaper almost every day. Would that make me an expert in running a newspaper? Some people regularly fly in airplanes. Would that make them an expert in running an airline? Most people...
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The High Stakes Testing Myth
The belief that high stakes testing will bring any improvement to our public schools is built on an ounce of wishful thinking, a pound of good intentions, and a ton of ignorance. Consider the recent...
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The Liberty Amendments
Mark Levin's new book ,The Liberty Amendments" lays out a strategy to restore the balance of power that was originally intended by the framers of our constitution. Levin, points out the abuses of...
View ArticleWhat did we learn from the Shutdown?
DC Politicians don’t care about the deficit It is true that the government shutdown didn’t start with concern about raising the debt ceiling but in the end the winners were Obama and the democrats and...
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States Fight back Against Federal Overreach
South Carolina is rejecting Obamacare South Carolina is voting on a bill to end Obamacare in the state. State legislators have already passed H3101 in the house and have sent it on to the senate...
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Common Core Becoming Toxic for Politicians
Huckabee steps back from Common Core It's not surprising to see that former supporters of Common Core are now running from the controversial standards the same way democrats are bailing from...
View ArticleOut of the Mouth of Babes……
I read Greg Jayne's article on the "Truth about Common Core".... I responded to him with a few things I have learned about standards over the last couple of decades. However, the student in the...
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