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08/22/2018 / By Ethan Huff

The time is NOW to close the useless and wasteful Department of Education – watch at Brighteon.com

As you may recall, one of Donald Trump’s campaign promises was to eliminate the federal Department of Education. And Eric Thompson from The Deplorables is now calling on him to keep that promise, warning that the longer our education system is controlled from the top down in D.C., the more potentially irreparable damage it’s going […]

07/07/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

The dumbing of an age: America’s public schools are failing, and here are the facts to prove it

Let’s get down to brass tacks: the American public education system has hit rock-bottom. Exorbitant amounts of money are being funneled into public schools, and yet the students aren’t getting any better. In fact, you could say they’re actually getting worse. America’s public schools are tumbling downwards with little hope of recovery, and if you […]

07/04/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Florida school dumps common core then skyrockets to number one in English Language Arts, with 90 percent scoring proficient

There is a reason that people have learned reading, writing and arithmetic in generally the same way over the years, and that’s because the tried-and-true traditional methods work. That’s why many people wondered what the real agenda of the Common Core national standards were when the Obama administration started pushing for it so relentlessly. This […]

03/29/2017 / By Thomas Dishaw

Shocking report reveals that almost 50% of Detroit residents can’t read

Students of the Detroit, MI, public school system have been dealt a losing hand, according to a new study from the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund. The DRWF is a group that strives to provide citizens of Detroit with workforce training which will increase career readiness and opportunities. They recently released a report stating that 47 percent […]

03/12/2017 / By Thomas Dishaw

Homeschoolers under attack by officials conducting unannounced visits

School officials in Paris, KY are attempting to overstep their boundaries by conducting unannounced visits to homeschooling families. According to the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), these visits are a clear violation of a state-wide agreement that was implemented to protect a family’s constitutional right to privacy. The school officials claim they are only […]

02/09/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Mother arrested for homeschooling after school system failed her children

There are many different reasons why parents make the decision to home-school their children, and often, the results are extremely positive. Several studies indicate that children who are home-schooled are more likely to excel academically, and in many cases even score higher on standardized tests than the national average. One nationwide study found that home-schooled […]

01/05/2017 / By News Editors

The Political Left’s Shmoo Theory of Education

“Uneducated” is the favorite insult and excuse of the political left. In the past year alone, for example, a lack of education among voters has been used to explain each of the left’s electoral failures, as well as to dismiss criticisms of its people, policies, and institutions. These defenses are dubious to say the least. […]

08/19/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

More proof that more money for education does NOT equal better outcomes

(BigGovernment.news) Once again, new data show that there is exactly zero correlation to better educational outcomes if more money is spent on “education,” contrary to what big-government Democrats tell us. As reported by AMI Newswire, Figures for K-12 education spending updated this week show a continuing lack of connection between funding and higher school quality. A review by the […]

04/06/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Obama continues to push $66 billion for preschool, despite concerns

(BigGovernment.news) A proposal for universal preschool in President Barack Obama’s final budget would add $66 billion to federal spending over the next decade, despite recent findings in Tennessee that show such programs have minimal impact on achievement. This is the third year the Obama administration has pushed Congress for an expanded federal-state partnership for school […]

03/28/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Once again, loud and clear: School funding not tied to educational outcomes and achievement

(BigGovernment.news) You’ve likely heard the argument, mostly from Democrats, that primary education funding in America is too low, and that if we ever want to rise to the top again we’re going to have to dedicate more resources (read money) to our schools. Turns out that this argument is not just bogus, but historically incorrect. […]

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