Who Owns Your Children

Why is the direction of U.S. education going down the tubes?  The Nation’s Report Card shows our nation’s students doing poorly. Throwing money at the “problem” hasn’t fixed it. Surely, we know better.  Is it possible there’s something more complex at play here?  Some would argue that there is.  Take a look at this evidence,

Did you know? “Almost two-thirds of Americans are dissatisfied with the quality of public education.” “On academics alone, the system is a dumpster fire. The federal government’s own National Assessment of Educational Progress shows only about one in three students are “proficient” in core subjects.” “…1 in 10 students experience sexual misconduct.”  (some estimates say at

Current Issues in Education – Part 3 Friends, Have you seen the trend nationwide? Public schools (K-12 or college) are moving into the homeschool territory to “help” us, to “data track” us and to cause regulation changes down the road. They are not hiding this as will be mentioned below. There are multiple links here

Opinion: A Podcast Review by Diane Connors Tiffany Boyd and Dr. Duke Pesta are the presenters in this radio show, Front Porch Radio. It’s almost an hour long and you can listen while multi-tasking, which is helpful.  While the content that they are discussing is relevant to all families with school-aged children, they both have