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Yet Another Teacher Speaks Out: a Letter to Utah Legislature

“There is much more involved here, than just a list of standards… if all the facts were known, it would be more than obvious that the legislature would make the move to abandon Common Core… more →

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Yet Another Teacher Speaks Out: a Letter to Utah Legislature — 3 comments

Christel Swasey wrote 1 week ago: “There is much more involved here, than just a list of standards… if all the facts were … more →

Tags: Democrats and Republicans agree, Evidence That Utah Lost Educational Sovereignty Under C, How the Common Core Initiative Hurts Kids, Teachers, an, It's Not Too Late To Reclaim Educational Sovereignty Fo, Canyons School District, ccss, common core, Diana Suddreth, federal control

Ethics in Education Leadership — 7 comments

Christel Swasey wrote 2 months ago: There’s a fine line between watching a state leader hold multiple roles in business and politi … more →

Tags: academic standards, Common Core Gold Rush, How the Common Core Initiative Hurts Kids, Teachers, an, It's Not Too Late To Reclaim Educational Sovereignty Fo, Businessmen, Campaign contributions, College Board, Collusion, common core

Public-Private-Partnerships: What Osmond's Preschool Bill and Herbert's Prosperity 2020 have in common — 2 comments

Christel Swasey wrote 2 months ago: My brother called the other day to ask me what I thought of the radio ads for “Prosperity 2020 … more →

Tags: Agenda 21, Common Core Gold Rush, Evidence That Utah Lost Educational Sovereignty Under C, How the Common Core Initiative Hurts Kids, Teachers, an, public private partnerships (PPP), Students as "global citizens" rather than United States, Governor Herbert, PPP, Public Private Partnerships

Utah Bill SB100 — 6 comments

Christel Swasey wrote 3 months ago: If you live in Utah, and if you are concerned about the “global governance” (U.N. over U … more →

Tags: Agenda 21, Students as "global citizens" rather than United States, Education, Video, Nevada, global citizen, eMail, Call to Action, International Baccalaureate

Utah Legislation Going On Right Now

Christel Swasey wrote 3 months ago: Senator Aaron Osmond State School Board Chair Debra Roberts Representative Kraig Powell Governor Gar … more →

Tags: Climate, constitution, Debra Roberts, erty, Freedom, Governor Herbert, Kraig Powell, Liberty, Moroni

Lessons Learned from Sweden: Mireja Institute Calls Early Childhood Education Anti-Family — 1 comment

Christel Swasey wrote 3 months ago:   In light of Utah’s senator Aaron Osmond’s new early education bill in Utah, and simila … more →

Tags: Democrats and Republicans agree, Parent's Rights, Utah, Socialism, Sweden, Jonas Himmelstrand, Family, Anti Family, Pro-family

Dear Utah Legislature

Christel Swasey wrote 3 months ago: Dear Francis Gibson, Missouri, South Carolina and Indiana have written legislation that could withdr … more →

Tags: It's Not Too Late To Reclaim Educational Sovereignty Fo, How the Common Core Initiative Hurts Kids, Teachers, an, academic standards, common core, francis gibson, Kraig Powell, Howard Stephenson, Bill, Dear Utah Legislature

For Those Who Missed the Meeting: Woes at UT Senate Education Committee

Christel Swasey wrote 6 months ago: Did you miss the last Senate Education Committee Meeting for the state of Utah? Anyone can subscribe … more →

Tags: Evidence That Utah Lost Educational Sovereignty Under C, It's Not Too Late To Reclaim Educational Sovereignty Fo, How the Common Core Initiative Hurts Kids, Teachers, an, Arne Duncan, Common Core and the Witchery of Wordplay, Data Privacy is a Right Schools Must Not Violate, common core, USOE, Brenda Hales, Sir Michael Barber

Free Preschool Would Hurt Utah Families and At-Risk Children

Christel Swasey wrote 8 months ago: Dear Utah Leaders, I am writing to ask you not to promote the government-run preschool bill further. … more →

Tags: Utah, common core, Parent rights, constitution, education reforms, Utah Legislature, utah education, limited government, Taxation

Is Early Preschool Anti-Child and Anti-Family? — 3 comments

Christel Swasey wrote 8 months ago: Jonas Himmelstrand, Swedish education-freedom author, who was a guest on the Morgan Philpot radio sh … more →

Tags: Utah, Parental Rights, Jonas Himmelstrand, Family, Psychological Health, anti-child, Anti Family, early preschool, Gordon Neufelt

Should Mothers, or the State, Raise Children?

Christel Swasey wrote 8 months ago: I sent this letter today,  because today, in the Utah Legislative Education Committee meeting, they … more →

Tags: Education, Freedom, common core, Ezra Taft Benson, Parental Rights, Liberty, Homeschool, Utah Legislature, 2012

A Plea for Higher Educational Standards and Educational Freedom: Letter to Representatives and Senators — 1 comment

Christel Swasey wrote 9 months ago:       Dear Representatives and Senators: I’m writing to ask what steps the legislature plans t … more →

Tags: Freedom, common core, dumbing down, Education reform, Liberty, Christine Kearl, Larry Shumway, teachers against common core, educational liberty issues

Q+A on Common Core: Historic 3-hour Utah Legislative Committee Meeting — 2 comments

Christel Swasey wrote 9 months ago: There is still plenty o’confusion in the state of Utah.  Lawmakers are realizing that due to t … more →

Tags: Alisa Ellis, Anti-Common Core, Brenda Hales, common core, Common Core Debate, Constitutional Issues, Education, education reforms, federalism issues

You Are Invited: Utah Senate Education Committee Meeting Aug. 15th @ 2:00

Christel Swasey wrote 9 months ago: There’s a meeting, open to the public, to be held in room 30 in the House Building at the Stat … more →

Tags: Utah, Education, common core, Larry Shumway, John Brandt, Kraig Powell, Judy Park, Sandra Stotsky, Robert Scott

Common Core Discussion at Wasatch Bagel Cafe in Park City

Christel Swasey wrote 9 months ago:    Democrats, Republicans and others packed the Wasatch Bagel Cafe in Park City to standing room onl … more →

Tags: ccss, centralization of education, common core, Common Core Initiative, constitution, Education reform, Federal Government, FERPA, francis gibson


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