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2003 Articles

December:
Dec 30: Standards are foundation for building knowledge
Dec 26: STW & Career Technical Education
Dec 23: Plymouth Day of Mourning; Yecke & Kelley on MPR; Historians Not the Sole Keepers of our Nation's Past
Dec 19: EdWatch Issues Cautious Praise for Final Academic Standards
Dec 10: Govt. Role: Securing the Unalienable Rights vs. Promoting the Common Good
Dec 9: Before getting to critical thinking, students need facts
Dec 8: Print and distribute our Academic Standards Alert! (pdf)

November:
Nov 29: Is The Curriculum Biased? A Statement of the National Association of Scholars
Nov 28: "Math Scores" by Charles Lewis
Nov 26: A New Alert on the "New Civics" - H.R. 1078
Nov 20: Comparison of Traditional and Progressive Education Models
Nov 19: NAEP Results Confirms Compliance with National "Fuzzy Math" Standards
Nov 13: Haunted by Profile's ghost
Nov 12: Teaching American Values - Social Studies Review from John Fonte
Nov 12: Critics would teach about an oppressive America
Nov 11: Commissioner Yecke, tear down this wall (of ignorance)!
Nov 10: EdWatch Calls for Academic and Balanced Science Standards 
Nov 1: Comments on Draft Science Standards

October:
Oct 31: Public Opposes Anti-American Academic Standards
Oct 30: Kids as Investments
Oct 28: Come to the Review of Draft Standards
Oct 24: Who is the CCE Coordinator for your state?
Oct 22: Science Standards Matter
Oct 21: Hearings on New Academic Standards
Oct 20: Commentary on Baby Ed by Dr. Karen Effrem
Oct 20: Quotes and References from Early Childhood Testimony
Oct 16: Bad Education Appointee

Oct 13: This and more from the Apple Valley standards hearing...
How many elements in the periodic table are there? It depends. Students should be encouraged to make up their own.

Oct 10: School-to-Work Alive and Well
Oct 7: From the DC Trenches: Worse Than Our Nightmares
Oct 7: Audit Faults Oversight of Career Program Effectiveness
Oct 2: DC Conference Pushes "New Civics"
Oct 2: Attendees at Conference on Civic Education Hosted by the CCE

2003 Fall Conference

Friday, October 10, 2003
Thunderbird Hotel
2201 E 78th St., Bloomington, MN 
5:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 11, 2003
Calvary Church
5300 France Ave, Edina, MN
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Click here for more details

September:
Sept 30: Response to Charles Quigley's Letter
Sept 30: Charles Quigley, from CCE, Responds to Criticism of "We The People"
Sept 25: HR 1078 Stalls In Congress!
Sept 23: Education Cartel Weighs in on New Standards
Sept 23: Standards Site
Sept 15: The Public Hearings Begin
Sept 14: View Academic Standards and give comments online
Sept 14: See Critique of Minnesota Draft Science Standards by Ross Olson
Sept 14: Sample letter to Congress
Sept 12: Transformational Education by Michael J. Chapman (.pdf)
Sept 10: URGENT ALERT: The New Civics in Congress
Sept 8: Academic Standards Committee Hearing Schedule

August:
Aug 28:  The Child Medication Safety Act (HR 1170/S 1390)
Aug 28: Testimony on Child Medication in the Schools by Dr. Effrem
Aug 28: FedEd in MN Classrooms: SLC's Preparing Workers for a State Planned Economy (.pdf)
Aug 25: The LATEST: National Call-in to Congress Day - Action on Federal Civics Ed
Aug 11: Allen Quist - author signing - Northwestern Bookstores - Sept 30 (pdf)
Aug 11: Action - Upcoming Call-in Day to Congress
Aug 8: EdWatch report from Washington DC
Aug 5: John Stormer, author of None Dare Call it Education, coming to MN

July:
July 29: Come July 31
July 29: Securing the Unalienable Rights vs. Promoting the Common Good.
July 29: Traditional v. Radical: Two Competing Worldviews
July 29: Analysis of Virginia Standards for Civics, Economics, History and Geography
July 11: Urgent Alert on "The New Civics"
July 10: Sponsors of HR 1078
July 7: Upcoming July Events
July 7: Beware the New Civics

June:
June 29: Priority! Minnesota Academic Standards
June 27: Academic Standards and The Federal Curriculum
June 16: Grandstanding about Profile doesn't help
June 14: Upcoming Conference & FedEd Promotional Deal
June 13: Applications Needed for Standards Committees
June 9: Session Summary
June 5: Gross, Grosser, and Grossest: How Far Have We Sunk in Children's Literature?
June 4: First-Hand Experience With a Planned Economy
June 3: When the Monkeys Came Back: Educating Environmentalists

View photos from Profile Elimination Celebration

May:
May 27: Ethics Curriculum Shows There's Also a Marketplace of Ideas
May 22: Text of Profile Repeal Bill
May 22: Profile of Learning: Rest in Peace
May 21: ALERT!  Right to Vote Their Consciences
May 21: Rally to Celebrate the Defeat of the Profile!
May 21: Profile of Learning Repealed!
May 20: Minnesota Legislature Repeals the Profile of Learning
May 13: Stevenson Tells How Ivan Studies
May 13: Telltale Characteristics to Look for in Suspect Curriculum
May 13: Has Profile produced dumber students? (Pioneer Press article)
May 13: New K-12 standards hobbled from the start (Star Tribune article)
May 12: Profile Goes to Conference Committee
May 7: A Message to Senator Murphy and All DFL Senators Who Voted For Fake Repeal
May 7: Kersten Reviews MN Senate Standards
May 5: ACT NOW!  DFLers in Senate Pass Profile Clone 

"Whose Values?" Wayzata School District Explains

April:
Apr 30: KARE Finds Questionable Spending at Department of Education
Apr 30: Profile Showdown this Friday!
Apr 28: Saying "NO" to MCA's
Apr 27: Federal Special Ed Action: IDEA Being Re-authorized
Apr 25: Alert & FAQ on "Tax Free Twilight Zones"
Apr 25: Tax Free Zones: Twilight of the Free Market Economy
Apr 16: Profile Clone moves to Senate Floor
Apr 16: Brainwashing Preschool Peaceniks
Apr 14: House and Senate Committees Say "NO" to NCLB
Apr 14: MN Chamber Backs POL
Apr 8: Special Ed Alert! Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
Apr 4: Should Minnesota Repeal or Tweak the Profile of Learning?
Apr 4: Character Education

March:
Mar 28: Senate Voting Record
Mar 26: Senate DFL Rejects Profile Repeal 
Mar 24: Anti-coercion Child Medication Safety Act
Mar 24: Kelley's Monster Mother-of-all-Profiles!
Mar 24: MREdCo Announces Statewide Media Campaign
Mar 15: Review of Academic Standards
Mar 15: Re-Authorizing WIA
Mar 10: More on Senator Kelley's Profile Clone
Mar 9: Senate File 639: View the "Profile Clone" for Yourself
Mar 6: Profile Update: The Ultimate of Arrogance
Mar 3: Senate Offers Profile Clone
House File 451 Alerts: Alternative District Organizations

February
Feb 19: Profile Repeal Passes House in Landslide
Feb 19: House File 2: Bill to Eliminate the Profile of Learning
Feb 16: Parental Involvement in Education
Feb 5: A Letter: What about private & home schools?
Feb 3: Re-funding Special Ed (IDEA)

January
Jan 31: Repealing MN's Profile of Learning
Jan 29: Hearing on HF 2, "Repeal of the Profile of Learning"
Jan 20: What state tests are required?
Jan 19: MREdCo Applauds Pawlenty's Education Appointment
Jan 16: National Standards is a Federal Curriculum
Jan 14: Eden Prairie school board hears parents' views on reform math curriculum 
Jan 13: 2003 MCA Testing Schedule - Be prepared to take your kids out. (pdf file)
Jan 11: Capitol Lobby Day Huge Success
Jan 10: Anti-Profile Group Sees Victory Ahead
Jan 9: No Child Left Behind: What Is It?
Jan 6: Repeal the Profile of Learning Lobby Day at the Capitol
Jan 2: States argue schools can't measure up

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