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Federal Influence on State and Local School-Discipline Policies

March 8, 2018 By Jane Robbins and Erin Tuttle

Jane Robbins and Erin Tuttle: Federal interference in state and local policy is harmful and unacceptable in all circumstances, usually for reasons of polity and liberty. But in the case of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, it appears it contributed to something even worse.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: federal involvement in education, Florida, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, school disciple, school shootings

Blockchain Technology and Education

January 12, 2018 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: In education, blockchain would enable all student records from any source to be uploaded into the system and shared with authorized users as part of a life-long dossier, or “digital transcript.”

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: chain block technology, education reform, education technology, personalized learning

Team Jeb! Grows Bigger and Stronger at U.S. Department of Education

January 2, 2018 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: The key position of assistant secretary of education for elementary and secondary education has gone to Frank Brogan, a longtime Jeb Bush ally from Florida.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, James Brogan, Jeb Bush, U.S. Department of Education

FEPA Gives Bureaucrats, Private Parties, Hackers A Data Gold Mine

November 28, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: We must understand what kinds of data reside in various agencies and ponder the possible consequences of sharing that data as contemplated by FEPA.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: data mining, FAFSA, FEPA, HR 4174, S. 2046, The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, U.S. Department of Education

DeVos’ Staff Picks Would Make Jeb Bush Proud

October 5, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Jeb Bush said that he was happy with Betsy DeVos’ appointment as Secretary of Education, her staff picks shows Bush can still be proud of her. 

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Candice Jackson, Common Core, James Blew, Jason Botel, Jeb Bush, Mick Zais

Beware of the Personalized Learning Propaganda

September 27, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: True learning requires structure, repetition, and work, not just ability to mimic something that pops up once on a screen before moving on to the next.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Benjamin Riley, Brain Science, Daisy Christodoulou, education tech, personalized learning

Schools Implementing Government-Sponsored Personality Manipulation

August 30, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Parents reassert your right to protect your children from dangerous experimentation. Schools must treat students as students, not patients.

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning Tagged With: CASEL, Gary Thompson, Panorama Education, Social-Emotional Learning

Belittling Parents and Ignoring Evidence Won’t Work

June 7, 2017 By Jane Robbins

The Collaborative for Student Success belittling parents and ignoring well-founded research that supports their arguments is a poor method of persuasion.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Collaborative of Student Success, Common Core State Standards, Donald Trump, FERPA, James Milgram, NAEP, parents, Patriot Journalist Network, Sandra Stotsky

Parents, Here’s a Resource to Help You Protect Your Student’s Privacy

May 17, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: All parents should download the Parent Toolkit just released by the Parent Coalition for Student Privacy to learn how to protect their children.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: education technology, Parent Coalition for Student Privacy, student data mining, Student Privacy

Bill Bennett Doesn’t Know What He Is Talking About

May 16, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Some of the points that former education secretary Bill Bennett made in his op/ed defending the Every Student Succeeds Act are confused.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Bill Bennett, Common Core State Standards, Every Student Succeeds Act, Massachusetts, Pioneer Institute

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