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Education News – December 27, 2016

By December 27, 2016What's New
Breaking: Western Civ Reinstated at Stanford By Bill Korach, The Report Card

American and European History just got a Christmas present from Stanford University: Western Civ is back! Thanks to the hard work of The National Association of Scholars, Stanford agreed to reinstate Western Civ.

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Student Threatened With Arrest Over Beach Ball! - By Bob Unruh

A lawsuit has been filed against Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan, after officials there threatened students for failing to restrict their free speech to the 0.03 percent of the campus set aside for that constitutional right.

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Carmel Teens for Life Club Receives Wide Support - By Liberty Counsel

“As we celebrate the anniversary of the Bill of Rights, the Carmel Teens for Life Club in Indiana learned that free speech cannot be taken for granted,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, which represents the high school students who lead the club.

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Public School Teachers’ Private Choices - By Larry Sand

Teacher union leaders lie in order to disparage school privatization, but many of their members ignore them and embrace choice.

Mark Twain is alleged to have said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” And the teachers unions seem to have an endless supply of frequent liar miles at their disposal.

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The Anti-Trump Curriculum - By Larry Sand

While hysteria and fearmongering over the governance of a Republican president have become standard—George W. Bush was frequently referred to as “Bushitler”—present-day anti-Trumpers have taken the acrimony to another level. Sadly, public schools are on the frontlines. 

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Freedom of Religion—Even in School - By John Stonestreet

It’s easily the best scene in “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Linus drops his security blanket, walks on stage, asks for the lights, and says, “For unto you is born this day in the City of David a savior which is Christ the Lord. That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”

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School Cancels “A Christmas Carol” It’s Offensive - By Bill Korach

The administrators of Centerville Elementary School in Lancaster, PA cancelled a student performance of Charles Dicken’s classic “A Christmas Carol” because 2 parents claimed is had an offensive phrase. And what was the offending phrase? Tiny Tim said at the close of the story “God Bless us, everyone.” Are you offended? Neither were the families of 563 students who attend Centerville Elementary School. However, 2 parents were offended by Tiny Tim’s innocent phrase “God Bless us, everyone.” Therefore, the weak-kneed, spineless administration decided to shut the entire performance.

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CA Teachers Empowerment Network - By Larry Sand

Undoubtedly the biggest national education story of the last few weeks is President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos to be the Secretary of Education. The reform-minded crowd by-and-large lauded the pick, while the teachers unions have been in a state of grief. The NEA has been pillorying DeVos every chance it gets on its website, asserting that she is an “ardent supporter of ‘school choice’ privatization schemes, despite a complete lack of evidence that privatizing public schools produces better education.” The union also claims that she has “invested millions lobbying for laws that drain resources from public schools…fought against the regulation of charter schools…and is not a good fit for a position overseeing the civil rights of all students.”

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