Stephanie Zimmerman
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Parents (and Grandparents) Across America
Idahoans for Local Education (I4LE) is an affiliate of Parents Across America . I4LE stands with Parents Across America (PAA) in their commitment to bringing the voice of public school parents – and common sense – to local, state and national debates. Because the parent perspective has been almost entirely missing in the policy proposals being […]
Desitin and the West Ada Recall
What do they have in common? Read on to find out. Local Control May 5, 2016 By: Tanya Koyle My daughter posted a picture recently of my 5-year-old granddaughter with a not so beautiful grimace on her face. Next to it was a picture of her 2-year-old sister with a mischievous smile and hands […]
Idahoans for Local Education Speaks Out Against West Ada Trustee Recall
Idahoans for Local Education, a group that works to preserve Idaho’s educational sovereignty by keeping decision making close to home, has announced that the West Ada School Trustee recall election is an attack on local control. Members of Idahoans for Local Education who live in the West Ada school district say that the recall is […]
Opt out Info from TAE
This was originally posted on the TAE website. I was given permission to repost it here. It’s full of great information. Opt Out Info Over the last couple of years Truth in American Education has heard from many concerned parents across the country wanting to know if and how they can opt out of state assessments, especially […]
Cruz, More Than Just Talk.
Earlier we posted the Common Core Report Card. Ted Cruz received the highest marks with an A-. So what has Cruz done to help stop Common Core? Below is a timeline of actions he has taken. Ted Cruz isn’t just TALKING about ending Common Core, he has taken ACTION to Stop Common Core! April 25, […]
The Common Core Report Card
One of the surprise issues in this year’s Republican Primary has been Common Core. Out of all the candidates who supported the newest education reform package, the only one still in the race is Governor Kasich, who’s chances of winning seem very slim. Senator Cruz has a long standing records of opposing Common Core and Donald […]
Common Core Does NOT Equal Excellence
(Washington, D.C.) – The American Principles Project Foundation has just published a new report, “Common Does Not Equal Excellent.” Focusing on the K-8 Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M), authors Erin Tuttle and J.R. Wilson provide evidence that the CCSS-M’s dictation of an instructional approach blurs the line between standards and curriculum. The standards […]
NGSS, Not This Year
Mila Wood received the following email from Senator Steven Thayn regarding the Next Generation Science Standards’ future in Idaho: Mila: It looks like the science standards will be rejected and reworked next year with hearings to take input. As far as the total federal funds for education it is $260.2 million which includes colleges […]
The Establishment Strikes Back
By Mary Ollie “The Establishment Strikes Back” sums up the goings on in West Ada. Concerned Citizens of West Ada School District for Trustee Recall has begun an initiative to recall four school board members. The group which includes Christine Donnell and Reid Olsen, West Ada former superintendent and former board member respectively, and […]
School Boards Represent Parents or Government?
When you voted for your school board members did you elect them to represent you or the federal government? I’ll bet you thought they represented you, huh? Well, it seems that some school boards feel their responsibility is to answer to the federal government first… and parents second. The Pocatello/Chubbuck School district is leading that charge. They recently submitted a resolution to the […]
