Podcasts about state education

David James Rodriguez is one of my very favorite visionary new Earth builders in the space. I love his vibe, his approach, his ideas and his can-do perspective. It was a real-deal honor/pleasure to get to drop in with him about voluntaryism, exiting and building, and all the incredible work he's doing in the homeschool space. A must-listen for anyone who knows they came here to be the change we wish to see in the world.Part 2:danikatz.locals.comwww.patreon.com/danikatzFind Dani's books, courses and webinars:danikatz.comRegister now for Pop Propaganda digital media literacy course for teens (and grown-ups, too!):www.poppropaganda.comFind David:http://www.homeschoolleader.com/ http://www.thevaloracademy.com/ https://linktr.ee/DavidJamesRodriguezhttps://www.instagram.com/davidjamesrodriguez1https://x.com/FreedomPrinciplShow notes:· Background in the church· Anarchy and Anarchapulco - Intentional neighborhoods· Non-violence is the way in the face of ‘democide'· Understanding cops - Compartmentalization & enrolling· We are the solution - Know your rights· The system is corrupt - let's humanize the people within the system · People want to be peaceful · Agape love and free hugs · Personal responsibility vs. obeying orders· Universal moral code: Do no harm.· Money and life force · NAP and Voluntary Living· Opting out - Travelling & TSA· Sovereignty is an inside game· Teaching self -ownership to children· Exit and build - start local· Origin story - path to here· Education Options Expo· John Taylor Gatto· How to successfully homeschool - education vs schooling· Valor Academy - four phases · The challenge of de-schooling for parents· The Question Curriculum· Saying “I don't know”· Key superpowers to teach kids· What is a good life?· Facilitate and guide their genius· State Education as a cult· Summerhill - voluntary school in England documentary · "It's not what you do, it's what you become”- being vs doing· Language affirming superpower- I AM· What is Dave learning right now?· The racket of property tax· Raising good leaders as free men and women

The shadow education minister, Sarah Mitchell has criticised the sudden cancellation of a teaching program.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 23, 2024 - State education officials are proposing gender-neutral rules for school sports, which could lead to an increase in co-ed sports team. We consider the merits of this idea and potential implementation challenges with Dr. Robert Zayas, executive director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

Today's guest: - David Layman - Samantha Smylie, State Education reporter for Chalkbeat Chicago - Ameri Klafeta, Director of the Women's and Reproductive Rights Project at the ACLU of Illinois

Last week an appellate hearing took place, in the fight to prevent the state from imposing tough restrictions on Yeshivas. In this fascinating interview, renowned attorney Avi Schick breaks down last week's hearing, and the latest effort by the state to strike down the Supreme court ruling which favored yeshivas. He discusses the 'disingenuous' claims made the state lawyers, who say that the state is not trying to close down or de-fund yeshivas. He points out that the state was doing contortions to avoid the suggestion that they may close yeshivas, because they fear its a toxic death blow to their case. He also discussed some of the amazing quesions by the Apellate Judges themselves.

Feb. 20, 2024 ~ Republican State Education Board Member, Tom McMillian, joins Kevin and Tom discuss concerns over the Governor's use of Department of Education funds for the new state education agency.

This episode, a special commemoration of the 2024 State Education Convention, includes the speeches of Gov. Tony Evers as well as the incoming and outgoing presidents of the WASB, Mike Humke of Dodgeville and Rosanne Hahn of Burlington. You can find a copy of Mike's presentation here. Rosanne's presentation is available here. It also features the sounds of the three student musical groups who joined us at the convention.

The Florida Legislature is in session and Tuesday Cafe looks at the wide-ranging topic of education in Florida.

Logan & Kyle breakdown the Bi-State Classic, look at other Holiday tournament results and take a look at the Clash coming up this weekend. 0:00 - Bi-State Review 05:30 - Wisconsin Team or Fake Team 08:00 - We got Sponsors!!! Thank you! 10:25 - Bi-State Girls Results12:55 - Bi-State Boys Results23:50 - Holiday Tournament Results48:02 - Clash Preview01:00:30 - Other Matches & Wrap-UpFollow on Twitter & Instagram @JV_Takes & Website - JVTakes.com

Victorian Liberal senator and shadow minister for Education, Sarah Henderson, says teachers need to be celebrated all year, not just at the end of the school year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

December 21, 2023 - We talk with top state education officials about the budget proposal from the Board of Regents, which is looking to smooth the flaws in the Foundation Aid formula and increase the capacity of the State Education Department.

On this week's interview Paul interviews Andrew Handel, Director, Education and Workforce Development Task Force of the American Legislative Exchange Council about the new report of which he is lead author, "Index of State Education Freedom: A 50-State Guide to Parental Empowerment." Paul and Andrew discuss various aspects of educational freedom and its components. New Mexico is not 50th or even 51st in this index of educational freedom, but how does it perform and what metrics does it do well on and which of them need work especially given the State's poor education outcomes.  

November 7, 2023 - This fall, the State Education Department issued a broad restriction on facial recognition technology in schools. The department's chief privacy officer, Louise DeCandia, explains the rationale for the prohibition and how biometric tools can be used in certain situations.

October 2, 2023 - Zachary Warner, assistant commissioner for the Office of State Assessment at the State Education Department, explains the origin of the state assessments for English Language Arts and mathematics administered in the spring for grades three through eight and discusses the updated expectations that officials set to evaluate test results.

Seth Elkin of Maryland Lottery discusses sports wagering money for state education fund with Nestor

I discuss the emergence of cross-state education commissions that seek to act above state level DOE's and control the licensure of teachers (along with much more) while being accountable to no one; I also discuss Operation Crimson's Contagion and SEERS briefly, that deal with pandemic scenarios that have been run in 2019 and 2022 for what global, federal, state and local governments and agencies have planed in the future.  

Exciting News! Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marty Crawford is our guest on this episode of the Talks With Tyler ISD podcast! Get ready to hear about the latest updates and important discussions surrounding our district. Discover the handpicked, passionate administrators dedicated to shaping the future of our students. Learn about the comprehensive measures we've taken to ensure a safe and secure learning environment. We'll applaud the remarkable achievements of our students, teachers, and schools. Dr. Crawford sheds light on the pressing matters affecting state education. Discover why it's vital to engage with your legislators and make your voice heard for the benefit of our students. Support the showFOOTER: If you want to hear more news about the district, download our app in the app store or sign up for our district newsletter at get.TylerISD.news.

May 1, 2023 - In the wake of reporting on the use of corporal punishment in New York Schools, state education officials are updating their regulations governing restraints and seclusion. We discuss the rationale for the updated policies with Angelique Johnson-Dingle, deputy commissioner of instructional support for the state Education Department.

The Dudes explore the world of public education with Texas Education Lawyer, Janelle Davis, and Education Freedom Activist, Aileen Blachowski. These two women are allies of the parent & community led effort to urgently fix Texas Education: Texas Education 911 and are on the front lines educating state legislators and parents about the issues going on in Texas schools.Parents in Texas are growing increasingly concerned about the public education system and taking a more active role in their children's education, including activism focused on the legislative session currently occurring in Austin, TX at the State Capitol. Janelle and Aileen explain the system in lay terms and the distinctions about Texas that parents need to understand.We discuss a few bills currently working their way through legislation (there are ONE THOUSAND just for education alone during this current 6 month session), issues that occur and the parent's recourse (or lack thereof). It will blow your mind what school district officials can legally get away with in the state of Texas. The State Board of Education has had over 7,000 complaints year-to-date and are completely overrun.Key Action Point Bills to Call your Representatives About:House Bill 5290House Bill 1149House Bill 900Have you seen any suspect assessments, assignments or projects given to your kids in school? Have your kids come home asking questions that make you go hmmmmm, where are they learning this type of content? If so, you aren't alone.Why are administrators making 100s of 1000s of dollars when our teachers can't even afford to buy glue sticks and paper for their classes? Don't these teachers deserve more, especially given what they deal with in these schools? Why are parents these days so absent from educating their children on honor, behavior, respect?If everyone (teachers and parents alike) is looking for better outcomes, why can't we come to find the common ground? Why is there so much division? Where does it stem from?What is crystal clear is more parents need to get involved and be more active in talking to their representatives and legislators, while bringing solutions and evidence to bear.GROW YOUR COURAGE!How to Find Your Rep: https://www.txdirectory.com/online/txhouse/Texas House of Representative: https://www.house.texas.gov/**This podcast should NOT be considered legal advice about a specific situation.**Follow us on Social Media! Like/Subscribe/Share!MerchandiseSponsor: Warriors for Freedom[INTRO/OUTRO]“Stomp It Away” by Silent Partner is licensed under CC-BY-NC 2.5“Ever Felt pt 2” by Otis McDonald is licensed under CC-BY-NC 2.5

Hosted attorney Ben Gibson who wears many hats. He is Chairman of the State Board of Education and worked this week to approve a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades expanding the ‘Don't Say Gay' law. Ben also is General Council for the Republican Party of Florida and is Governor Ron DeSantis campaign General Council. Enjoyed catching up with this very busy lawyer who is fighting every day for our children.

On Friday, March 24th the Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means released their Budget Framework for the 2023-25 biennium. The framework cites four guiding principles for investments supporting the most critical issues facing Oregon: K-12 education, housing and homelessness, health care, and behavioral care. Despite this acknowledgement, the recommended State School Fund allocation aligns with the Governor's recommendation of $9.9 billion, which is $400 million short of what districts across the state are advocating for to maintain current services. If this amount is upheld by the legislature, HSD would experience a funding shortfall of $10.2 million over the biennium. While we could absorb this shortfall with remaining ESSER funds, that is not a sustainable or available strategy for future biennia. The most recent State Revenue Forecast indicates Oregon has the resources to support K-12 education at the Current Service Level of $10.3 billion in the 2023-25 biennium, so advocacy toward increasing the allocation to that dollar amount will continue. Your ongoing support is very much appreciated. Our featured event is Jackson Elementary School's Culture Night. More than 400 students, staff, and families participated in the event on Tuesday, March 14th. Staff and families worked together to create an immersive experience celebrating eleven different cultures, which students explored with special passports. Culture Night featured foods from around the world, activities, authentic attire, and performances. An amazing time was had by all! Our bond update is on the tour of Tamarack Elementary School and the Liberty Solar Array project by our Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee. As representatives of the community, committee volunteers give their time to provide general oversight on the direction, progress, and expenditures of bond projects. Site tours enable them to see the physical results of projects planned and designed years ago. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: hsd.k12.or.us and the 2022-23 School Year page: hsd.k12.or.us/202223schoolyear to stay informed about what's happening in our district and schools.

A bill making its way through the Kentucky General Assembly would change the way the state's education commissioner is selected.

The 102nd State Education Convention is over, and we're hoping attendees will be thinking and talking about it for months. This month, we're sharing two speeches from the convention. First, we'll hear from Governor Tony Evers, who made his 38th appearance at the convention. After that, we hear from State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jill Underly. The text of both speeches will be published in the March issue of Wisconsin School News.

School Choice Introduction Whenever something sounds too good to be true, the rule of any sane person should be to consider it a scam until proven otherwise. When you get that email from that Saudi Arabian Prince wanting to share his inheritance with you, I’m no financial advisor or Middle Eastern political dilettante, but I advise you to use your trash button vigorously. So when a movement begins picking up steam calling for “school choice,” thoughtful Christians and conservatives should have all their hackles done up for a party and their rhetorical guns at the ready. Remember, we live in a land that celebrates “choice,” and that means murdering babies. We live in a land that celebrates “choice,” and grooms little kids into sexual confusion and madness, secretly castrates teenagers without parental knowledge or consent, and demands you take injections of unspecified content because… shut up, you bigot. That’s the world we live in. So when people begin heralding a new found freedom of choice, freedom to choose whatever school you want your children to attend, dollars following kids, and so on, it would be good, healthy even, to get all of your defenses up, and maybe even pull out a few knives. This is the exact same scene of many crimes in our land. Your cursor should be hovering over that trash button. Don’t get me wrong. I think we should exploit every opportunity to dismantle the government education monopoly. I think we should ride every bit of this wave to press for real educational freedom and parental sovereignty and responsibility, but conservative Christians have a bad habit of being manipulated through soundbites and ending up in worse positions than before. So let’s review. Currently, as far as I know, the way government education works in the United States is that everyone who owns property pays into a state fund, that state fund is augmented by various federal programs and subsidies, which are taken of course from federal income taxes, and then those moneys are redistributed to counties and school districts based on various state guidelines, including number of children enrolled in school. This means that parents who do not want to send their children to public schools, must pay into the government education programs via property taxes even though you don’t use the program, and don’t forget that if you pay rent, you are still paying into the program via your monthly rent. Your landlord is making sure that your rent covers all his property taxes. This is educational welfare, redistribution, and unjust taxation. Millions of Americans have defied this educational socialism and Marxism by bearing the costs of home schooling and private schooling on top of the taxes they are already paying for government schools they don’t use. This is why I tweeted recently: “One of the greatest modern rebellions has been the homeschool/private school movement: millions of Americans making the sacrifice to pay tuition/costs on top of their taxes, effectively paying tuition twice. The next step is getting our tax money back with no strings attached.” Which brings us to the so-called “school choice” movement. I would love to be wrong about this. I would love to find out that some state really is letting parents completely opt out of government regulation, government coercion, and government redistribution for education. But as far as I know, the “school choice” programs being pushed are actually an expansion of government regulation and redistribution and no lessening of the foundational coercion involved in the unjust taxation. The most common program being championed by “school choice” advocates right now are ESA’s – Education Savings Accounts. In these programs, the state agrees to deposit money in a savings account for qualified parents to use on qualified educational programs. The key words in that last sentence are “state” and “qualified” and “qualified.” This tells you most of what you need to know. In these schemes, the “state” is still claiming sovereignty over the educational venture, and this is proven by the fact that the state is determining which families are “qualified” to have some of their money back and which educational programs are “qualified” to receive those monies. Now I’m happy to grant that there may be some short term wins for parents in these programs. A poor, single mom that wants to send her kids to a Classical Christian school suddenly has the tuition dollars and doesn’t feel trapped in the public school where her kids are being brainwashed all day long. I totally get it. But we are Christians, and we have to think further ahead than the next five minutes. But first, while I have all kinds of compassion for that single mom, I want to insist that a community that has not already given her all kinds of resources to pull her kids out of government schools and enroll them in a Christian option of her choice is a community that is not ready for a gush of greenbacks from the government teat. The community that has not already declared war on the communism inherent in government schools and made the great sacrifices to evacuate their children from those occupied territories is not a community that has proven to have the wisdom, discernment, or compassion necessary to see through this minefield. Second, consider the fallout of expanded government redistribution and regulation. We’ve already seen this in higher education. What happened over the last forty years with Pell grants and government loans? Our higher education system has gone to Hell. And I mean that literally. Even most of the so-called Christian colleges and universities are loaded up with Diversity Inclusion and Equity clowns. The current is so strong that even Grove City College, one of the only colleges in the nation that doesn’t take government money, is in the thick of controversy over diversity and woke policies. I know of a young woman personally who was forced to leave during COVID because she refused to comply with their anti-science masking regime. What will the result be of government funding through ESAs? Mass compromise. Why? Because money ill-gotten corrupts. That money being put in your ESA? That’s blood money. Property taxes are an evil and immoral stain on our land since they imply that if you don’t pay taxes on the land and home that you “own,” they may be seized to pay for your back taxes, which essentially means that you are in a long term lease agreement with the government for your so-called property. So much for private property. The impact of these wicked laws is wide ranging, but landing on the elderly and others with fixed incomes the hardest. As communities grow and develop, home and property values tend to rise, and with values rising, taxes rise. An elderly widow whose husband faithfully provided for her will often find it difficult to continue paying rising property taxes and be forced to sell her family estate. This is nothing short of Ahab’s theft of Naboth’s Vineyard in slow motion. If Ahab offers to let you use some of Naboth’s vineyard for a garden, is it moral to take him up on that offer? Please don’t misunderstand me. I am not arguing that all taxation is theft. I’m simply arguing that taxation of property, with the implicit threat of seizing assets if you don’t pay, is highway robbery in a bureaucratic business suit, even if the measure passed by 99% of the vote. It’s never OK to demand someone pay you something they don’t want or use with the threat of stealing their stuff if they don’t pay you.Everything the government funds ends up costing more and driving quality down. If you don’t think that will happen with ESAs there’s a Saudi Arabian prince I’d like to introduce you to. When money is more easily gotten, the pressure to raise prices increases. But when the money easily gotten is not based on real goods and services (real values), those price increases are simply inflation. And when you start down a path of incrementally accepting more money without a corresponding demand for increasing quality or quantity, you are already accepting a downgrade of quality. Again, I refer you to the American college scene, where billions of dollars are not only being spent to brainwash future teachers, doctors, and lawyers into believing Darwinian and Marxist lies, but they are also doing so with waterslides, climbing walls, jacuzzis, and dormitory amenities that keep STD rates high and virginity rates low. Conclusion I’ve heard some proposing “school choice” in the form of tax credits. The plus side of tax credits would be relative lack of strings attached. The downside would still be the government pretending to have the authority to take our money in the first place. This would also likely continue to include some measure of redistribution since tax credits are often awarded based on income levels, granting larger credits to those with lower incomes. If tax credits were matched to actual taxation payments that would be even closer to giving people back the money stolen from them, but then why do we continue to allow our money to be taken in the first place? On what planet is it OK for the government to require you to pay for services that you object to, that you refuse, that you aren’t using? If Christians have gotten their heads around the need to defund Planned Parenthood because we object to our tax dollars funding the murder of little babies, why can’t we get our heads around the right of parents to decide how to spend their own money on the education of their own children? Why can’t we simply demand the right to opt out? The cry and hue goes up that unless the state provides education, the poor will suffer, and the social and economic impact will be disastrous. But this really is ridiculous, government programs have the worst track records. They are bloated with regulations, red tape, and nuisance bureaucracy. The government insisting that if they don’t take care of education, the poor will suffer, is like an obese man insisting that if he doesn’t run the exercise and nutrition programs everyone will be sick and unhealthy. Just look at San Fransisco, Seattle, Portland. Look at those Marxist utopian paradises. Our answer needs to simply be that we will take care of our own poor, thank you very much. You have done quite enough, Mr. Fat Ass Government. Get your greasy paws off our schools. I suspect that there are backroom deals being made with these “school choice” programs. I suspect that Big Tech and Big Business are somewhere in those backrooms pulling strings. Education is a massive business (like health care), and if you don’t think there’s corruption involved have I told you that I’m a Saudi Arabian prince with a gold mine I need to unload? While there is some resistance on the Left that might make “school choice” seem like a real suckerpunch to their beloved Democrat training centers, er, I mean schools, Christians must understand that they do not have any real “school choice,” until they have full and complete choice over how to spend their own money for their own children. If we’re going to make some kind of deal, the deal has to include the right of parents to opt out of the government education system. Since the god of Big Tech and Big Government is Mammon, I would suggest trying to broker a deal between some corporate fat cats and government fat cats. Could we convince the true believers in government education to let us leave this Egypt if they could give all their teachers a raise and every student a laptop and lifetime supply of condoms because Google is buying a few seats on the State Education board? Short of a radical gospel Reformation in our land, we need to be thinking and praying strategically. Can we off them a deal they can’t refuse so that we can get out? But convincing them to let us use some of the money they stole isn’t really a jailbreak; it’s more like building an addition on the jail and letting you invite your school to use the new “wing.”

School Choice Introduction Whenever something sounds too good to be true, the rule of any sane person should be to consider it a scam until proven otherwise. When you get that email from that Saudi Arabian Prince wanting to share his inheritance with you, I’m no financial advisor or Middle Eastern political dilettante, but I advise you to use your trash button vigorously. So when a movement begins picking up steam calling for “school choice,” thoughtful Christians and conservatives should have all their hackles done up for a party and their rhetorical guns at the ready. Remember, we live in a land that celebrates “choice,” and that means murdering babies. We live in a land that celebrates “choice,” and grooms little kids into sexual confusion and madness, secretly castrates teenagers without parental knowledge or consent, and demands you take injections of unspecified content because… shut up, you bigot. That’s the world we live in. So when people begin heralding a new found freedom of choice, freedom to choose whatever school you want your children to attend, dollars following kids, and so on, it would be good, healthy even, to get all of your defenses up, and maybe even pull out a few knives. This is the exact same scene of many crimes in our land. Your cursor should be hovering over that trash button. Don’t get me wrong. I think we should exploit every opportunity to dismantle the government education monopoly. I think we should ride every bit of this wave to press for real educational freedom and parental sovereignty and responsibility, but conservative Christians have a bad habit of being manipulated through soundbites and ending up in worse positions than before. So let’s review. Currently, as far as I know, the way government education works in the United States is that everyone who owns property pays into a state fund, that state fund is augmented by various federal programs and subsidies, which are taken of course from federal income taxes, and then those moneys are redistributed to counties and school districts based on various state guidelines, including number of children enrolled in school. This means that parents who do not want to send their children to public schools, must pay into the government education programs via property taxes even though you don’t use the program, and don’t forget that if you pay rent, you are still paying into the program via your monthly rent. Your landlord is making sure that your rent covers all his property taxes. This is educational welfare, redistribution, and unjust taxation. Millions of Americans have defied this educational socialism and Marxism by bearing the costs of home schooling and private schooling on top of the taxes they are already paying for government schools they don’t use. This is why I tweeted recently: “One of the greatest modern rebellions has been the homeschool/private school movement: millions of Americans making the sacrifice to pay tuition/costs on top of their taxes, effectively paying tuition twice. The next step is getting our tax money back with no strings attached.” Which brings us to the so-called “school choice” movement. I would love to be wrong about this. I would love to find out that some state really is letting parents completely opt out of government regulation, government coercion, and government redistribution for education. But as far as I know, the “school choice” programs being pushed are actually an expansion of government regulation and redistribution and no lessening of the foundational coercion involved in the unjust taxation. The most common program being championed by “school choice” advocates right now are ESA’s – Education Savings Accounts. In these programs, the state agrees to deposit money in a savings account for qualified parents to use on qualified educational programs. The key words in that last sentence are “state” and “qualified” and “qualified.” This tells you most of what you need to know. In these schemes, the “state” is still claiming sovereignty over the educational venture, and this is proven by the fact that the state is determining which families are “qualified” to have some of their money back and which educational programs are “qualified” to receive those monies. Now I’m happy to grant that there may be some short term wins for parents in these programs. A poor, single mom that wants to send her kids to a Classical Christian school suddenly has the tuition dollars and doesn’t feel trapped in the public school where her kids are being brainwashed all day long. I totally get it. But we are Christians, and we have to think further ahead than the next five minutes. But first, while I have all kinds of compassion for that single mom, I want to insist that a community that has not already given her all kinds of resources to pull her kids out of government schools and enroll them in a Christian option of her choice is a community that is not ready for a gush of greenbacks from the government teat. The community that has not already declared war on the communism inherent in government schools and made the great sacrifices to evacuate their children from those occupied territories is not a community that has proven to have the wisdom, discernment, or compassion necessary to see through this minefield. Second, consider the fallout of expanded government redistribution and regulation. We’ve already seen this in higher education. What happened over the last forty years with Pell grants and government loans? Our higher education system has gone to Hell. And I mean that literally. Even most of the so-called Christian colleges and universities are loaded up with Diversity Inclusion and Equity clowns. The current is so strong that even Grove City College, one of the only colleges in the nation that doesn’t take government money, is in the thick of controversy over diversity and woke policies. I know of a young woman personally who was forced to leave during COVID because she refused to comply with their anti-science masking regime. What will the result be of government funding through ESAs? Mass compromise. Why? Because money ill-gotten corrupts. That money being put in your ESA? That’s blood money. Property taxes are an evil and immoral stain on our land since they imply that if you don’t pay taxes on the land and home that you “own,” they may be seized to pay for your back taxes, which essentially means that you are in a long term lease agreement with the government for your so-called property. So much for private property. The impact of these wicked laws is wide ranging, but landing on the elderly and others with fixed incomes the hardest. As communities grow and develop, home and property values tend to rise, and with values rising, taxes rise. An elderly widow whose husband faithfully provided for her will often find it difficult to continue paying rising property taxes and be forced to sell her family estate. This is nothing short of Ahab’s theft of Naboth’s Vineyard in slow motion. If Ahab offers to let you use some of Naboth’s vineyard for a garden, is it moral to take him up on that offer? Please don’t misunderstand me. I am not arguing that all taxation is theft. I’m simply arguing that taxation of property, with the implicit threat of seizing assets if you don’t pay, is highway robbery in a bureaucratic business suit, even if the measure passed by 99% of the vote. It’s never OK to demand someone pay you something they don’t want or use with the threat of stealing their stuff if they don’t pay you.Everything the government funds ends up costing more and driving quality down. If you don’t think that will happen with ESAs there’s a Saudi Arabian prince I’d like to introduce you to. When money is more easily gotten, the pressure to raise prices increases. But when the money easily gotten is not based on real goods and services (real values), those price increases are simply inflation. And when you start down a path of incrementally accepting more money without a corresponding demand for increasing quality or quantity, you are already accepting a downgrade of quality. Again, I refer you to the American college scene, where billions of dollars are not only being spent to brainwash future teachers, doctors, and lawyers into believing Darwinian and Marxist lies, but they are also doing so with waterslides, climbing walls, jacuzzis, and dormitory amenities that keep STD rates high and virginity rates low. Conclusion I’ve heard some proposing “school choice” in the form of tax credits. The plus side of tax credits would be relative lack of strings attached. The downside would still be the government pretending to have the authority to take our money in the first place. This would also likely continue to include some measure of redistribution since tax credits are often awarded based on income levels, granting larger credits to those with lower incomes. If tax credits were matched to actual taxation payments that would be even closer to giving people back the money stolen from them, but then why do we continue to allow our money to be taken in the first place? On what planet is it OK for the government to require you to pay for services that you object to, that you refuse, that you aren’t using? If Christians have gotten their heads around the need to defund Planned Parenthood because we object to our tax dollars funding the murder of little babies, why can’t we get our heads around the right of parents to decide how to spend their own money on the education of their own children? Why can’t we simply demand the right to opt out? The cry and hue goes up that unless the state provides education, the poor will suffer, and the social and economic impact will be disastrous. But this really is ridiculous, government programs have the worst track records. They are bloated with regulations, red tape, and nuisance bureaucracy. The government insisting that if they don’t take care of education, the poor will suffer, is like an obese man insisting that if he doesn’t run the exercise and nutrition programs everyone will be sick and unhealthy. Just look at San Fransisco, Seattle, Portland. Look at those Marxist utopian paradises. Our answer needs to simply be that we will take care of our own poor, thank you very much. You have done quite enough, Mr. Fat Ass Government. Get your greasy paws off our schools. I suspect that there are backroom deals being made with these “school choice” programs. I suspect that Big Tech and Big Business are somewhere in those backrooms pulling strings. Education is a massive business (like health care), and if you don’t think there’s corruption involved have I told you that I’m a Saudi Arabian prince with a gold mine I need to unload? While there is some resistance on the Left that might make “school choice” seem like a real suckerpunch to their beloved Democrat training centers, er, I mean schools, Christians must understand that they do not have any real “school choice,” until they have full and complete choice over how to spend their own money for their own children. If we’re going to make some kind of deal, the deal has to include the right of parents to opt out of the government education system. Since the god of Big Tech and Big Government is Mammon, I would suggest trying to broker a deal between some corporate fat cats and government fat cats. Could we convince the true believers in government education to let us leave this Egypt if they could give all their teachers a raise and every student a laptop and lifetime supply of condoms because Google is buying a few seats on the State Education board? Short of a radical gospel Reformation in our land, we need to be thinking and praying strategically. Can we off them a deal they can’t refuse so that we can get out? But convincing them to let us use some of the money they stole isn’t really a jailbreak; it’s more like building an addition on the jail and letting you invite your school to use the new “wing.”

In contemporary Britain, can a Christian mother and father entrust their child's education to the state? Pastor John William Noble has concluded they cannot. Read the write-up at: https://www.ukcolumn.org/video/state-education-means-state-control-over-the-beliefs-of-the-next-generation-pastor-john

Morehead-Cain president, Chris Bradford, joined Catalyze with scholar host, Elias Guedira '26, to share about the state of the Program after his first year and a half in the role. The president talks about the progress the Morehead-Cain community made in 2022 and what opportunities he sees for the Program in 2023 and beyond.You can learn more about the Program by viewing the online 2021–2022 Year in Review. Chris joined the Morehead-Cain Foundation in the summer of 2021 after 17 years with African Leadership Academy (ALA), an educational institution based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Music creditsThe intro music is by Scott Hallyburton '22, guitarist of the band South of the Soul. How to listenOn your mobile device, you can listen and subscribe to Catalyze on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. For any other podcast app, you can find the show using our RSS feed.Catalyze is hosted and produced by Sarah O'Carroll for the Morehead-Cain Foundation, home of the first merit scholarship program in the United States and located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You can let us know what you thought of the episode by finding us on Twitter or Instagram at @moreheadcain or you can email us at communications@moreheadcain.org.

New SUNY Chancellor John King was New York's state education commissioner by WSKG News

Nov. 4, 2022 - New York State Education Commissioner Betty Rosa and Senior Deputy Commissioner for Education Policy Jim Baldwin join the show to discuss the results of students grade three through eight in last year's math and English Language Arts assessments and what the data means.

Latest test scores are released at the national and state level and yet, the Governor's reaction is: "students experienced less learning loss than other states."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Education Show podcast, Jennifer Alexander, Executive Director of the Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss recent state-level education reform victories, including Tennessee's school funding overhaul and Illinois's new charter facilities financing law . Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northern discusses a study that examines the impact family structure has had on student achievement and discipline over time. Recommended Content: PIE Network's 2022 Eddie Awards Nominees: “Game Changer Campaign of the Year,” (August 2022). The study that Amber reviewed on the Research Minute: Nicholas Zill and Bradford Wilcox, “Strong Families, Better Student Performance: The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same,” Institute for Family Studies (August 2022)Jeff Murray's Fordham Institute review of Zill and Bradford's study: “Family structure and academic outcomes,” (September 6, 2022). Feedback Welcome!Have ideas for improving our podcast? Send them to our podcast producers Nathaniel Grossman and Lilly Sibel at ngrossman@fordhaminstitute.org and lsibel@fordhaminstitue.org

Sept. 2, 2022 - Chalkbeat New York reporter Reema Amin highlights the disconnect between New York's unmatched level of spending on public education and our middle-of-the-pack performance on national tests.

On This Week's Edition of New York NOW (9/02/22): - New York's new concealed carry gun laws took effect this week, but their future is unclear. Keshia Clukey from Bloomberg Government joins us to discuss her reporting on a lawsuit against those laws, and a new unemployment debt burden for businesses  in New York. - We take a trip to the New York State Fair in Syracuse, and bring you along for the ride for some fried foods and fair fun. - The new school year is here, and State Education Commissioner Dr. Betty A. Rosa joins us to discuss what's different, and what's ahead. - A new edition of On The Bill details legislation in response to the damage from Hurricane Ida, which hit New York one year ago this weekend. Learn More: nynow.org

Sept. 2, 2022 - Chalkbeat New York reporter Reema Amin highlights the disconnect between New York's unmatched level of spending on public education and our middle-of-the-pack performance on national tests.

Sept. 2, 2022 - Chalkbeat New York reporter Reema Amin highlights the disconnect between New York's unmatched level of spending on public education and our middle-of-the-pack performance on national tests.

Plus, the landscape is changing for people looking to buy electric vehicles after Massachusetts and the federal government both signed significant climate legislation. And the Berklee Indian Ensemble's released its first album.

One of Governor Glenn Youngkin's top education officials wants to push back a first review of new history and social science standards for K through 12 students; The ACLU of Virginia is suing to force the state to release a man from prison; A new report says the city of Hopewell, the Richmond-area and much of eastern Virginia will be dealing with even more scorching temperatures in the coming decades; and other local news stories.

Aug. 11, 2022 - The State Education Department's Jason Harmon talks about the return of accountability measures for public schools, which had been suspended during the pandemic.

It's the age-old question: What's the secret to a long-lasting, meaningful relationship? For Episode 5 of A Date with Data, we travel to the first state to find out. For 20 years, the Delaware Department of Education has partnered with the state's Parent Information Center to better facilitate family engagement. How do these partners maintain their strong bond? Host Amy Bitterman sits down with Mary Ann Mieczkowski, Barbara Mazza, and Meedra Surratte to talk about collaboration, specific programs, and the importance of creating spaces where family voices can be heard. You don't want to miss this engaging conversation.

Liv Finne and Paul Guppy offer context for what the ruling means for Washingtonians. https://loom.ly/D9uNx4g #Opinion #Columns #Commentary #LivFinne #PaulGuppy #WashingtonPolicyCenter #USSupremeCourt #EducationChoicePrograms #Discrimination #ReligiousSchools #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday

Join C4 and Bryan as they discuss more about the wild city council meeting and Nick Mosby's apology over it. Was it sincere? Also, Richard Henry, Maryland Office of The Inspector General of State Education calls into the show to talk about his latest report concerning school attendance. and President Joe Biden is considering forgiving people with student loan debt. Where do you stand on this? Also, Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler joins the show to talk about the ongoing investigation of the recent fatal shooting in Harford County. C4 and Bryan Nehman are live weekdays from 5:30-10:00am ET on WBAL Newsradio 1090, FM101.5, and the WBAL Radio App.

Host: Bob Gilligan. Safer Foundation's Second Chance State Education Act is part of our 6-bill Second Chance State legislative initiative. The initiative aims to reduce crime by responding to the social determinants of justice-involvement, incarceration and recidivism. The philosophy underlying this initiative is that the most effective means of reducing crime is to make returning residents successful and healthy. Guest: Mark McCombs

DOE Plans Equitable Funding P-12 Schools. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. The President signed into law unprecedented funding amounts for preschool, elementary and secondary education for all states to relieve effects of Covid on schools and students' learning. Since March of 2021, more than $122 billiion dollars has been delivered to states through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) law. Of these funds, Hawaii received about $700 million to restore all P-12 schools. The Guest discusses how DOE will distribute the funds equitably to all schools to address learning loss and social, emotional and developmental distress among students. Will the task challenge DOE's processes and maximize the opportunities in deploying the funds on behalf of all students? The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6kM9iSIOM9VYSO4dIoRJXz1 Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

In segments one and two Pete reviews an articale by NC Policy Watch on a State Education Advisory Council. Segment three starts with a review of the Republican City Council Candidates plan for protecting CATS drivers. Segment four covers an article from the Cato institute on Daylight Saving Time. Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete goes through the report from the NC Education Department on h0w the  past two years. Get exclusive content here!: https://thepetekalinershow.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've included highlights from the student music performances, general sessions and keynote speakers. We also asked attendees — presenters, students, education leaders and exhibitors — about why they come to the convention. The student video team's video summary of the convention is available here. The ESPN article that describes Milwaukee Brewers Manager Craig Counsell's story about the chicken running at midnight is available here.

In this episode, we talked with Katherine Richardson Bruna. Katherine is a professor at Iowa State University in the School of Education. She has a background in educational anthropology. Katherines newest project is a comic book teaching about the unknowns of mosquitoes, titled "Mosquitos Suck".Every day, Katherine has the opportunity to use understandings gained through her training as a social scientist to strive to improve in a practical sense the quality of human experience in our partner communities.More specifically, with a commitment to place- and people-based, responsive, and responsible practice developed through her background in educational anthropology, she works with schools, community-based organizations, youth, and families to create programs and processes that promote human potential through a focus on transformative learning and living.To contact her, email her atkrbruna@iastate.eduThanks for listening!

Frank Dolan talks about the value of disease state education for a company pre-launch in terms of providers, patients and payors.

On today's episode, we talk about how people need to stop acting like sheep and send their kids right back into the sheep pen, how schools don't indoctrinate kids with social agendas, how science itself is always true and not the process of discovering truth, and how education is a "right" because the courts said so. Follow us on all our socials at @cringpostspod www.cringeposts.com