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What Is The Cost of a Home Visit?

February 19, 2019 By Cheri Kiesecker

Cheri Kiesecker: Before you put out the welcome mat and assume ‘Home Visits are great; it is helping kids’… Please consider this: What is the trade off?

Filed Under: Parental Rights, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: data privacy, home visits, parental rights

A Back To School Check-List

August 27, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Parents take time to KNOW what is going on at your student’s school and in their classrooms. Be persistent in getting this information.

Filed Under: Parental Rights Tagged With: Back to School, parental control, parental rights

Pushing Parents Around

August 23, 2018 By Denis Ian

Denis Ian: It’s all too clear that there are some schools that think they must save your children … from you. Yes, you.

Filed Under: Education Reform, Parental Rights Tagged With: parental control, parental rights

RNC Rejects “One Size Fits All” Approach to Education in Platform

July 19, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention passed a party platform that affirms parents and rejects one-size-fits-all approaches to education.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 2016 Republican National Convention, Common Core, local control, parental rights, Republican Party Platform

New Mexico Parents…. No Opt Out for You!!!!

May 12, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

A New Mexico school district tells parents you do not have a right to opt-out your child from the PARCC assessments. They say students can only refuse.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: Beth Pendergrass, New Mexico, New Mexico Public Education Department, PARCC, Parental Opt-Outs, parental rights, Rio Rancho Public Schools

Alaska Legislature Passes Important Parental Rights Bill

May 10, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Alaska State Flag by Ed Keith (CC-By-NC-ND 2.0)

The Alaska Legislature passed an important piece of legislation that recognizes a parent’s right to opt their child out of assessments and certain classes.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Bills, Alaska, Alaska Legislature, assessment opt-outs, Bill Walker, parental rights

Star-Ledger Says NJ Parents Who Opted-Out of PARCC are “Sabotaging the Data”

October 27, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

It is clear that the Star-Ledger editorial board cares more about the data mining of children in the state of New Jersey than they do the rights of parents.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: New Jersey, PARCC, parental rights, The Star-Ledger

Delaware Legislature Sends Opt-Out Bill to Governor

June 30, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Delaware Senate approved a bill that allows parents to opt their kids out of the Smarter Balanced Assessment & requires parental notification of rights.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Delaware, Delaware House, Delaware Senate, Jack Markell, Parental Opt-Outs, parental rights, Smarter Balanced Assessment

Illinois House Passes Parental Opt-Out Bill

May 20, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Illinois House on Tuesday voted 64 to 47 in favor of a bill that give parents a “formal way” to opt-out their students out of assessments.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Bruce Rauner, HB 306, Illinois, Illinois House of Representatives, PARCC, parental opt out, parental rights, Will Guzzardi

A Weak Slate of Common Core Related Bills in Connecticut

February 12, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

There are a number of Common Core-related bills that have been filed in the Connecticut General Assembly, but none would repeal the standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Common Core State Standards, Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Education, Connecticut House, Connecticut Legislature, Connecticut Senate, parent opt-out, parental rights, Smarter Balanced Assessments, student data privacy

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