Posts Tagged ‘accountability’

Former Greeley resident wants Ten Commandments everywhere in America

A former Greely resident who has been placing Ten Commandment billboards and displays around the country for several years has said he is excited about WND founder Joseph Farah’s new billboard campaign to remind the public of their accountability to God’s moral law.   “If between us we can put thousands of these billboards and [...]

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Do as I say and Not as I do, 7 year old Suspended for imaginary grenade

While District Personnel pretend to follow their discipline rulesLOVELAND — A second grade student at Mary Blair Elementary here in Thompson School District, has been suspended for using his imagination and playing a game where he will “rescue the world” the with an imaginary grenade which is prohibited per their list of “absolutes.”   While [...]

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“What difference does it make?”

by Craig Masters For most Americans the headline here says it all about what’s been going on in Washington these past few years. But to those who have kept informed, Hillary’s contempt for accountability, as demonstrated by that quote, is typical of both the Obama administration she has run interference for and her open disregard [...]

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District 6 goes into campaign mode for 3A

by Jack Minor –   The Greeley/Evans District 6 Board of Education appears to be going into a full blown campaign mode in an attempt to get voters to approve a bond issue this November.   At September’s Parent Teacher Organization at Scott Elementary, board member Judy Kron made a pitch for a bond issue [...]

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Bond issue District’s to lose, conservative leader says

by Jack Minor –   A local leader of a conservative group says while he agrees that John Evans Middle School needs to be torn down, if voters do not pass a bond issue this November school board officials will have no one to blame but themselves.   The District 6 board of Education will [...]

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Students targeted for leftist activism

by Craig Masters Two days after activist Sandra Fluke testified to congress that she needed taxpayers to buy her birth control in order to be able to afford to keep up with the amount of sex she was having at Georgetown University, an organization named “eyesoncongress” scheduled a program its web site describes as “Teaching [...]

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Carol’s Corner

Pornography – The ‘Silent’ KillerGuest Column: by Carol Clemans Addiction to pornography can happen with one 20-minute exposure. I heard this stated by experts in the field on a Focus on the Family program a few years ago. In my 19 years of being a certified pastoral counselor, I’ve had to work with many people [...]

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East side to get charter school

Union Colony given permission to open charter school east of 23rd Ave.   by Jack Minor  – The District 6 board of education gave permission for Union Colony Preparatory School to open an elementary school on the east side of town. Union Colony had submitted an application last year that was rejected by board for [...]

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National Curricula?

By Mike Bauman There is a movement among state education chiefs and the National Governors Association called the Common Core Standards Initiative.  The movement is funded in large part by public monies (including 31.6 million in extra stimulus funds) provided by the US Department of Education.  According to the website http://www.corestandards.org/, the mission of the program [...]

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Scott stars “beat the odds”, gets recognized by Board

Story and photo by Jack Minor Story and photo by Jack Minor Scott Elementary School was singled out for recognition by the District 6 Greeley Evans board of education at a work session last week. During the session, Dr. Dana Selzer reviewed a list of schools in the district based on state and federal accountability [...]

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Wall Street Reform Means Relief for Coloradans

Pat Waak, Chair, Colorado Democratic Party Thank you to Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet. They acted on behalf of Colorado consumers. Following on the vote in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate voted to stop the backroom deals and shady maneuvers of big financial institutions. President Obama has emphasized the importance of [...]

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From Mike’s Desk

Why teacher accountability is the next front in the school reform warsBe forewarned: It’s going to take me a while to get to my main argument. I hope you agree it’s worth the wait. For going on two decades now, the twin movements to expand parental choice and foster accountability have been the major drivers [...]

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