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About Emmett McGroarty

Emmett McGroarty is the director of education for the American Principles Project and American Principles in Action.

Malkin’s Right: Silicon Valley’s-Beltway Ed Data Mining Has Been Ignored

April 16, 2018 By Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty

Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty: The politicians vented their outrage about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, censorship of conservative content, etc., but Michelle Malkin points out, “not a peep was heard about the Silicon Valley-Beltway theft ring purloining the personal information and browsing habits of millions of American schoolchildren.”

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Cambridge Analytica, education tech, Every Student Succeeds Act, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Michelle Malkin, Silicon Valley, student data mining

The Media Still Doesn’t Grasp Problems with Bill Gates Control of Ed Policy

June 6, 2016 By Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty

Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty: Now that the media have begun to notice the emperor’s state of undress, maybe they should take the next step and actually report the whole truth.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Bill Gates, Common Core State Standards, education reform

ESEA Reauthorization – Ramming Through a Bad Deal for America’s Children

December 1, 2015 By Emmett McGroarty

Emmett McGroarty: A vote for the ESEA Reauthorization will be seen as affirmation of all that is wrong with federal interference in education.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Common Core State State Standards, data privacy, early childhood education, Every Student Succeeds Act, No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. House of Representatives

Chris Christie’s Common Core “Concerns” Don’t Translate Into Action

August 18, 2015 By Emmett McGroarty

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should have set the course for high-quality standards and reclaim his state’s control over the testing, but he didn’t.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 2016 elections, Chris Christie, Common Core, Common Core State Standards

House GOP Betrayed Parents Passing the Student Success Act

July 10, 2015 By Emmett McGroarty

Passing H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, The Republican leadership in the US House of Representatives has worked a tremendous disservice on parents.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, H.R. 5, House Republicans, No Child Left Behind, Student Success Act

Comedian John Oliver Mocks Common Core, Standardized Testing

May 6, 2015 By Emmett McGroarty

Last weekend, on his HBO show Last Week Tonight, John Oliver spent eighteen minutes taking on standardized testing and Common Core.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Common Core, HBO, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Pearson, standardized testing

Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

March 25, 2015 By Emmett McGroarty

Today, we are afflicted with politicians pining for their next election or their next appointment. To them, issues exist as a means of getting elected.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education

Alice in Wonderland

March 3, 2015 By Emmett McGroarty

What happens when a state legislator, a group of parents, or some policy or union group raises objections about the Common Core?

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core Proponent Lies, Common Core State Standards, deceit, Fordham Institute, Susan Berry

Impending Disaster in American Education: Exxon Mobil Ad Supports a Failed Promise

October 11, 2013 By Emmett McGroarty

Below is a press release that was sent out by American Principles Project. Washington, DC – Today, the American Principles Project responded to a new ad aired for the National Education Association (NEA) and funded by Exxon Mobil. “It is ironic that Exxon is supporting the Common Core even though those standards undermine the goals […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Exxon Mobil, National Education Association

Why the Common Core Is Bad for America

May 10, 2012 By Emmett McGroarty

With Jane Robbins (below is an executive summary of a white paper written by Jane Robbins and myself) The American Legislative Exchange Council’s Public Sector Board of Directors must decide whether to uphold the Education Task Force’s approval of the Comprehensive Legislative Package Opposing the Common Core State Standards Initiative. The Task Force’s public-sector members […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: American Legislative Exchange Council, Common Core State Standards

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