by Jane Richey | Nov 20, 2013 | Education Issues
Anthony Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools. He has written an essay entitled: “Common-Core Standards – Ten Colossal Errors.” Error #1: The process by which the Common Core standards were developed and adopted was undemocratic. Error...
by Jane Richey | Nov 18, 2013 | Education Issues
Superintendents in Maryland have an opportunity to address parents’ concerns over Common Core, instead they screened, omitted, and edited parents’ questions. Questions from the audience of about 160 people, which consisted of parents, PTA members, teachers, and...
by Jane Richey | Nov 18, 2013 | Education Issues
English Language Arts Standards specialist Sandra Stotsky on Drew Steele’s Talk Show, Fort Myers/Naples, Florida speaking on problems with Common Core. Click here to...
by Jane Richey | Nov 1, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
There’s still no end in sight for the Federal Reserve’s stimulus program — known as quantitative easing — after the central bank met this week and decided to continue buying $85 billion in bonds each month. In a statement released after the...
by Jane Richey | Oct 31, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
New Year’s Day was tough for taxpayers. Thirteen tax increases kicked in. The deal that Congress and President Obama struck that finally—but only partially—avoided the fiscal cliff resulted in seven tax increases. Those hikes combined with six tax increases from...
