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December:
December 13:  Children’s Mental Health in the 108th Congress:  The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
December 6:  The Senate to Vote on the "New Civics" Academies
December 2:  ALERT: New MN math standards torpedoed by MN Department of Education

November:
November 19:  The Civics Bill That Will Not Die
November 17:  Making Headway in Washington
November 17:  "New Civics" on Today's House Calendar
November 16:  Urgent Alert! The New Civics in Congress
November 11:  It Takes A Family Free of Government Intrusion to Raise Children
November 10:  Current Info on Mental Health Screening

October:
October 25:  Data Collection in the Schools
October 21:  Action Alert on Mental Health Screening

September:
September 11:  A 9/11 Letter to Lawmakers
September 10:  Alert! Roll Call Vote on Universal Health Screening
September 9:  Alert!  Universal Health Screening Amendment

August:
August 9:  FACT: “School-to-Work” Is Alive and Well!
August 2:  Mental Health Merged With NCLB Standards/Tests in Illinois

July:
July 17:  School to Work Moves Forward in Vocational Education Reauthorization
July 14:  Universal Mental Health Screening & What You Can Do

June:
June 18:  Issues and Action in Education
June 4:  Marriage Amendment Action Alert
June 3:  D-Day Action Alert!

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May:
May 27: Youth-Led Social Activism
May 26: New Standards: Improvement Over the Profile but still flawed
May 25: ALERT: Next 24 hours!
May 20: Closing MN's 2004 Legislative Session
May 11: Progress Report at the Capitol
May 10: Friday, May 21 - An evening with Bev Eakman
May 10: Michael Chapman to Speak at Worldview Conference in Hermantown
May 7: What is "Service Learning," and why should you be concerned about it?

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Commissioner Yecke and the Kelley Standards (pdf)
Who wrote the Kelley Standards

April:
Apr 30: Edited Transcript of the Confirmation Hearing on Commissioner Yecke
Apr 29: Testimony in Support of Commissioner Yecke by Austin School Board Chair, Kathy Green
Apr 27: Civil Liberties of Nonprofits at Risk?
Apr 26: The Assault on America Continued (pdf) 
               A Response to Erich Martel's Article: "Why the Maple River Coalition [sic] is Wrong"
Apr 22: MN Legislative Update
Apr 13: Commissioner Confirmation - State Standards
Apr 7: Buy Stillwater! Support Bachmann! Boycott Intends to Vote Bachmann Out!
Apr 5: Action Alert! The Kelley Standards
Apr 5: Education Elite Wrote Kelley's Standards

March:
Mar 30: The Kelley Social Studies Standards
Mar 26: "National Experts" Review of the Minnesota Social Studies Standards
Mar 22: House Gives Up Ground on Social Studies Standards
Mar 21: Drafts "Appear From Nowhere" in the Senate
Mar 13: Alert: Defense of Marriage and School Curriculum
Mar 12: Capitol Report
Mar 12: Capitol Day Photos
Mar 10: Lobby Day Handouts

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February:
Feb 28: Bachmann Bill to Opt-Out of No Child Left Behind Passes Senate Education Committee
Feb 28: Zogby poll: Teach scientific controversy of evolution - what you can do
Feb 27: URGENT: Precinct Caucus Resolutions
Feb 23: Zogby Poll Shows MN's Support Teaching Scientific Evidence Against Evolution
Feb 23: DFL Leaders Attack Commissioner Yecke Over the Standards
Feb 23: Committee Hearing on the "Third Draft" of the Social Studies Standards
Feb 23: Senate committee unanimously passes MN withdrawal from NCLB
Feb 22: View the 2004 MN Student Survey - Primary Level
Feb 16: Follow-up on the "Third Draft" Alert
Feb 15: Urgent Action Alert: No "Third Draft"
Feb 12: ALERT: What You Can Do! (pdf)
Feb 6: Review of the California Academic Standards
Feb 4: The facts, ma'am, just the facts...social activism in standards
Feb 2: Oklahoma U Crushes A Prof's Free Speech
Feb 2: Parental Consent Now Required for MN Student Survey (MSS)
Feb 1: Backlash builds against No Child Left Behind

January:
Jan 30: Parental Consent Requested for 2004 Minnesota Student Survey
Jan 29: Science Testimony by Dr. Karen Effrem before the Senate and House Education Committees
Jan 29: Testimony presented by Michael J. Chapman before the Senate and House Education Committees
Jan 29: The Battle for Social Studies by Michael J. Chapman
Jan 28: The Minnesota Senate Hearings: Social Studies
Jan 25: Global Education
Jan 23: Opportunity to Improve Teaching of Evolution and Avoid Extremes Should Not Be Missed
Jan 21: Professors Support Academic Standards for History and Civics - Pt2
Jan 21: Professors Support Academic Standards for History and Civics
Jan 20: What You Should Know About the Stanford 9
Jan 19: "Cooperative learning can backfire"
Jan 16: The "New" SAT and the Movement Toward a National Curriculum
Jan 16: To the Legislature: Accept the Proposed Standards
Jan 16: Senate & House Hearings on Academic Standards
Jan 16: Sample Parental Consent Form
Jan 3: 'No Child Left Behind' Meets Resistance
Jan 3: Standards' panel deserves thanks

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