General
ACTION: Oppose IB (4/7/06)
Clinton Agenda Being Pushed in Minnesota
Transformational Education by Michael J. Chapman
Senate committee unanimously passes MN withdrawal from NCLB
"Links Between Research and Reform" by Beth Aune, Asst Ed Commissioner
Comparison of Traditional and Progressive Education Models
Civics / Social Studies
American Heritage Act Passes (9/22/05)
American Heritage Education Act (5/17/05)
Sen. Bachmann's Letter of Congratulations Rejected by Some Graduates
Is The Curriculum Biased? A Statement of the National Association
A New Alert on the "New Civics" - H.R. 1078
Who is the CCE Coordinator for your state?
Urgent Alert on "The New Civics"
Beware the New Civics
The CFL Wishes You a Politically Correct Thanksgiving!
Do You Support? An Instrusive 10th Grade History Assignment in White Bear Lake
Textbook Politics
Survey: U.S. teens struggle to answer fourth-grade history basics
From the classroom to the courtroom; constructivism, fully grown
American Heritage Act
Political indoctrination in Minnesota's school-books
Diversity
Hate Crimes Legislation and Schools (4/13/06)
S.E.E.D. Report
Character Education
The NEA's "Diversity Guidelines" for 9/11
Assessed for Bias
Letter Threatens Objecting Students
After Parents Protest Diversity Class, District Moves to Control Their Access
Cultural Bias Causing Terrorism?
Environmentalism / DESD
When the Monkeys Came Back: Educating Environmentalists
Decade for Education for Sustainable Development (DESD)
Education for Sustainable Development: Green's Water Bill
Environmentalists Water Bill Surges in Minnesota
Health and Sex Ed
2007 MN Session Report: Mandated Comprehensive Sex Education (6/18/07)
Department of Education promotes graphic and offensive sex education curriculum to teachers.
Comprehensive Sex Ed Violates Our Children
Comprehensive Sex Ed Gags Free Speech
International Education
2007 MN Session Report: International Baccalaureate
International Baccalaureate rushed through
Math
Parent Involvement in Everyday Math (6/11/07)
MN House Hearing on Math Assessments
Handberg Testimony, the MN House Ed. Policy Committee, 1/24/05 (pdf)
Dr. Gray's Testimony, the MN House Ed. Policy Committee, 1/24/05 (pdf)
ALERT: New MN math standards torpedoed by MN Department of Education
The Havoc Wrought by Modern Math
"Math Scores" by Charles Lewis
Eden Prairie school board hears parents' views on reform math curriculum
Math "Reform?" - Part II
Math "Reform?" - Part I
New math gets scaled back in PA
"A Brief Look at Technology in the Math Classroom"
Mathematician criticizes Core-Plus program
Blue Earth, MN Keeps Traditional Math Track
Written Math testimony of Dr. Lawrence Gray
Math Madness in St. Paul
Core plus program will be abandoned
Calculators May Be the Wrong Answer
Minnesota's Math Test Fiasco
Update on "Connected Math" litigation in Texas