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What is this midterm election really about? Watch as Mark literally tears through the radical left’s agenda and why their policies and ideologies are tearing the country apart.

Throughout thousands of years of history, governments have never changed. Whether ancient Egypt, European Union, or the Obama presidency, those in power want more. For over 100 years, our government has sought to trivialize God’s role When our Founders wrote the Declaration of Independence, they knew that property rights were essential to freedom and prosperity. Under the feudal system, Kings granted property to workers in turn for outstanding service. But the crown never completely surrendered its ownership

Introduction Imagine that one afternoon you ask your child or grandchild who is in 7th grade, ―What did you learn in school today?‖ Much to your surprise they answer, ―I learned about the African exodus to America after our country was founded.‖ ―African exodus to America?‖ you ask. ―I never heard it called that before.‖ ―Yes, it‘s all here in my textbook. My teacher says that earlier explanations of how Africans came to the new world as ―slaves‖ were written by uninformed, America-hating authors who have been discredited.‖ You open her brand-new textbook to the chapter on ―The African Exodus...

SNIPPET: "Does terrorism work, meaning, does it achieve its perpetrators' objectives?" SNIPPET: "In the long term, however, Islamists will likely recognize the limits of violence and increasingly pursue their repugnant goals through legitimate ways. Radical Islam's best chance to defeat us lies not in bombings and beheadings but in classrooms, law courts, computer games, television studios, and electoral campaigns. We are on notice."

Montgomery County school officials announced yesterday that they are temporarily banning outside groups such as parent-teacher associations and the Boy Scouts from distributing fliers about activities and events in student backpacks. The decision comes less than a week after a federal appeals court ruled that the school system's policy for flier distribution was unconstitutional because it gave educators unlimited power to approve or reject materials. The case is the outgrowth of a dispute between the school system and Child Evangelism Fellowship of Maryland. The group filed suit in 2001 after the school system denied its request to distribute fliers about...

Higher-ed accreditation practice does not have the trust it once had. Just because a school is accredited, it no longer means that the school can be relied on to deliver quality education. How many full-timers are there? It doesn't matter as much because they are not available. How many books are there in the library? It doesn't matter any more, because nearly all resources needed are now online. How much classroom space is there? It doesn't matter anymore, because students are taking classes online. How stable is the school financially? It matters a lot, because schools ought not be allowed...

PHOENIX — Oh, say, can you see the flag in the classroom? You definitely should be able to no later than July 1, 2007. That's the date by which, state senators declared Tuesday, every public school, community college and university classroom must have an American flag. Oh, and it must be at least 2 by 3 feet and U.S.-made only, thank you. The measure is not likely to have a major impact on public schools, where most classrooms already have flags so students can recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day. The real effect will be at state universities and...

As the professor lectured on the law, the student wore a poker face. But that was probably because, under the guise of taking notes on his laptop, the student actually was playing poker — online, using the school's wireless Internet connection. The scenario is not uncommon in today's college classrooms, and some instructors want it stopped. So they have done the unthinkable — banned laptops. The move caused an uproar at the University of Memphis, where law professor June Entman nixed the computers in March because she felt they were turning her students into stenographers and inhibiting classroom debate. Students...

It was 9:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning. Jane Reiser's mathematics class in Room 18 was stuffed with sixth- and seventh-graders. There were 32 of them, way above the national class size average of 25. Every seat was filled -- 17 girls, 15 boys, all races, all learning styles. A teacher's nightmare. And yet, despite having so many students, Reiser's class was humming, with everybody paying attention. She held up a few stray socks to introduce a lesson on probabilities with one of those weird questions that interest 11- and 12-year-olds: If you reach into your sock drawer in the...

For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryFebruary 4, 2006 President's Radio Address      Audio      THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week in the State of the Union address, I set forth my American Competitiveness Initiative. This plan will help our Nation to compete with confidence, raise the standard of living for our families, and generate new jobs for our citizens. Generations of risk-takers, inventors, and visionaries have made America the world's most prosperous and innovative nation. Just 25 years ago, most Americans used typewriters instead of computers, rotary phones instead of cell phones, and bank tellers instead of ATMs. Today America...

Secret film of classrooms reveals world of swearing and pornBy Becky Barrow A documentary to be screened tonight offers a withering portrayal of the education system. It shows pupils swearing in class, searching for porn on the internet, assaulting each other and refusing to co-operate with or respect their teachers. After a 30-year gap from teaching, a supply teacher using the pseudonym Sylvia Thomas returned to 14 secondary schools in London and the North over an eight-month period. She secretly filmed her experiences using a camera hidden in her briefcase and a microphone disguised as a jacket button. Her experiences,...

The Anti-God Squad Hits the Classrooms! California teacher censored School district forbids teacher from providing handouts that reference significant documents in U.S. history because they mention God.

<p>Secretary of State Kevin Shelley on Monday gave backers of a proposed statewide education-funding initiative the go-ahead to begin gathering signatures to place the measure on the November ballot.</p> <p>The measure, called the Improving Classroom Education Act, is being sponsored by a partnership of the California Teachers Association and Hollywood director Rob Reiner, who spearheaded the 1998 ballot initiative that uses cigarette taxes to fund early childhood development programs.</p>

(CNSNews.com) - The first American flag in a Florida state university classroom was unfurled at the University of Central Florida in Orlando on Friday afternoon as a result of an effort led by conservative students. "This is a great day for UCF students," said Heather Smith, president of Rebuilding on a Conservative Kornerstone, or ROCK, a student-based group that has been working for months to have the flags placed in the school's classrooms. Smith said it is national emblem of freedom and liberty. However, critics of the plan said the American flags would be used to show political support for...

Lawyers who are suing bishops should take aim at our college and university presidents, too. That’s because many campuses are now sexually abusing young people right in the classroom. More and more campuses are offering “academic” courses on pornography, in which boys and girls must jointly watch X-rated films, view Internet porn and visit sex shops. At Wesleyan University, Prof. Hope Weissman requires students to do a pornography performance, make a sex film, or write a pornographic story. “Sexprofs” often have sex “stars” visit the classroom as credible “lecturers.” New York University, UMass-Amherst, Penn State, Vanderbilt, Northwestern, San Francisco State,...

NJ Teachers: You Can Contribute $546.00 to your Favorite Charity at No Cost(and encourage morality in the New Jersey Education Association)Does the title sound too good to be true? A recent court decision means teachers belonging to a National Education Association (NEA) affiliate (NJEA, etc.) can become a "religious objector". The teacher may then contribute to any charitable organization in lieu of their "representation fees" – thus not paying anything to the NEA or the NJEA.Teachers, here’s how it is done:Address a letter to the Membership Director of the NJEA:Ms. Elizabeth JohnNew Jersey Education Assn.P.O. Box 1211Trenton, NJ 08607-1211Dear...

As issues like the FCAT exam in Florida and segregated proms in Georgia charge the air in educational circles, issues that are deservedly a hot button of debate, there is a bigger cancer that is thriving within our educational system. It affects every teacher, every student and every administrator. It affects the quality of education that our children receive and it results in many of our children growing up to be adults who wish that it had been different once they understand how important their education was. Oh, some go back to institutions of higher learning to rectify the malady...

<p>Editor's note: This is the first story in a four-day series on results of a new poll of Louisiana's residents.</p> <p>BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's state education leadership and the public seem to have the same goal in mind for the next year: put a qualified, certified teacher in every classroom and, to make sure they stay there, pay them well.</p>

Check out www.scoogiespin.com New article to be posted .... Education or Indoctrination? What has happened to our education system? Why do we hear stories about our nation’s youth at risk? We hear stories about the lack of knowledge of basic history of the United States. Then there is my favorite one - rewriting history to make it more appealing to immigrant students, and being more sensitive to slavery. What ever happened to reading, writing, and arithmetic? I blame the failure of our educational system on the political correct (PC) movement. The educated elite and the multiple layers of bureaucracy are...