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Angels among us — the heroes of the day!
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana has become the first of 45 states to opt out of the national education standard known as Common Core, and critics of the controversial K-12 program say the move could “open the floodgates” for others to follow.
Growing criticism over costs imposed by the program, as well as fears that by setting a national education standard, the program has already begun dictating curriculum, has made Common Core an increasingly polarizing issue. Although the program has both Republican and Democrat supporters, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence predicted his state will be the first of many to rethink participation.
“I believe when we reach the end of this process there are going to be many other states around the country that will take a hard look at the way Indiana has taken a step back, designed our own standards and done it in a way where we drew on educators, we drew on citizens, we drew on parents and developed standards that meet the needs of our people,” Pence said.
The Common Core State Standards Initiative, originally drafted by state education superintendents working with the National Governors Association, and since embraced by the Obama administration, seeks to impose a national standard for achievement among K-12 students. Some states began implementation this year, with the majority slated to begin in the fall.
But several states are seeing a backlash against participation, which was typically approved as long as five years ago. Jim Stergios, executive director of the nonpartisan, Boston-based think tank Pioneer Institute, said the Hoosier State’s move could “open the floodgates.”
“Indiana, under [Republican Gov.] Mitch Daniels, was one of the early proponents of Common Core, even the poster child,” Stergios told FoxNews.com. “By pulling out, it sends a strong signal to other states, particularly red states, that, ‘Hey, if they can do this, then why can’t we?'”
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Open the floodgates? Indiana becomes first state to scrap Common Core
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Gosh, this sounds like the behavior of some politicians and what a judge should be saying to them.
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Teen tells Texas police: ‘We are burying a body’
SAN JOSE, Calif. — As Joe Bell, 95, sat in front of his house and cheered on runners participating in the 408-K Race to Row, the runners did something off the beaten path. Runners began peeling off one-by-one to honor the World War II Veteran according to affiliate KTLA. Dressed in his full uniform, Bell happily accepted many handshakes.
The video was taken by a member of the San Jose Mercury News and showed the patriotic gesture from a group who was already doing something to honor another patriot, the late Pat Tillman. Tillman was an Army Ranger who was killed while serving. His foundation holds the race and provides educational scholarships to military veterans and their spouses.
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Racers running for Tillman Foundation spontaneously honor WWII veteran
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Obamacare Victims Are “Liars” Says Top Democrat
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Shame on you, Harry Reid!
Student: Textbook claims Reagan was sexist, conservatives ‘pessimistic’
Posted: Feb 21, 2014 1:31 PM CST
Updated: Feb 21, 2014 6:42 PM CST
By Mary King – email
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -Sophomore University of South Carolina student Anna Chapman says as she read through her “Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare” textbook last fall, she couldn’t believe what she saw.
“I am all for free
speech, but not when opinion is presented as fact in a textbook,” said Chapman.
When asked what didn’t line up, Chapman first pointed out a passage about President Ronald Reagan.
“He viewed American males as rugged individuals who could accomplish almost anything if they tried,” said Chapman, reading from the book “Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Critical Thinking Perspectives” by Karen K. Kirst-Ashman. “Similarly, he ascribed to women primarily domestic functions and failed to appoint many women to significant positions of power during his presidency.”
On ReaganFoundation.org, the site shares how Reagan’s nomination of the first female U.S. Supreme Court Justice “shattered a glass ceiling.” Other sites acknowledge he nominated 1,400 women to high-level, policy-making positions.
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Student: Textbook claims Reagan was sexist, conservatives ‘pessimistic’
Carrie’s Take: Rewriting history in the classroom?
Unbelievable!
Martin Luther King – I Have a Dream on August 28, 1963
Warning: This story contains terms that some may find offensive or inappropriate, reader and viewer discretion is recommended.
SHAWNEE, Kan. — Dr. Jim Hinson, Shawnee Mission School District Superintendent, sent a message to parents on Friday about the questionable poster that was hanging in a middle school classroom. In the letter, Dr. Hinson said the material was under review and during that time wouldn’t be used, and recognized the importance of parental involvement in the instruction of such material in sexual education classes.
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Superintendent suspends use of controversial sex ed material
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Eighty-five-year-old Reta Cook can’t get around without the help of her family and a wheelchair but she says she doesn’t need Santa Clara County’s help with anything.
“I really don’t know why they would want to take over my life,” Cook says.
To continue reading: Woman hiding from Bay Area county
Supporters of Jahi McMath continue to work for her transfer out of Children’s Hospital Oakland. The 13-year old patient who suffered massive complications after a surgery that led to a “brain death diagnosis” continues to show signs of life.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., December 31, 2013 / — Under the direction of the Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, numerous organizations and individuals have been working on behalf of Jahi McMath and her family in relative silence for the sake of the sensitivity of her case.
At this point, Terri’s Network, Life Legal Defense, Angela Clemente & Associates, The Wrongful Death & Injury Institute, New Beginnings and others defending Jahi’s life, see that it is now appropriate to step forth publicly and represent the many supporters who have been working tirelessly to obtain Jahi’s release from Children’s Hospital Oakland and transfer her to a safe place.
Jahi McMath has been labeled a “deceased” person. Yet she retains all the functional attributes of a living person, despite her brain injury. This includes a beating heart, circulation and respiration, the ability to metabolize nutrition and more. Jahi is a living human being.
Together with our team of experts, Terri’s Network believes Jahi’s case is representative of a very deep problem within the US healthcare system – particularly those issues surrounding the deaths of patients within the confines of hospital corporations, which have a vested financial interest in discontinuing life.
“Families and individuals must make themselves aware of what so-called ‘brain death’ is and what it is not,” said Bobby Schindler, executive director with Terri’s Network. “Additionally, families and individuals must educate themselves regarding their rights as patients, the advance documentation that must be completed prior to any medical procedure as well as how to ensure best any patient’s rights.
“Every person needs to understand that medical accidents happen every day. Families and individuals must be more aware of the issue of accountability and patient rights.”
We continue to work toward Jahi’s transfer.
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The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network was established by the family members of Terri Schiavo to protect the rights of people with cognitive disabilities. It has communicated with and supported more than 1,000 families, and has been involved in hundreds of cases since Terri’s Death. To learn more about the work of the Life & Hope Network, please visit lifeandhope.com
A judge reportedly extended life support for a brain-dead 13-year-old girl in Oakland who is battling for her life until 5 p.m. on Jan. 7.
The family of Jahi McMath was frantically trying to work with a New York hospital to transfer the girl — who underwent a routine tonsillectomy at the Children’s Hospital of Oakland on Dec. 9 to treat sleep apnea — who suffered complications from the surgery, which caused her to bleed heavily and go into cardiac arrest.
The family’s attorney Chris Dolan said he is waiting to hear from the facility, which he did not identify because he did not want media attention to influence its decision.
Continue reading the article: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-york-hospital-jahi-mcmath-hope-article-1.1561394#ixzz2p0fZRxRY
Video from Fox4 News KC – Read Full Article – December 6, 2013
This is how it should be — people helping people just because they need help!
God Bless this family & all those who helped them!
Olivia Wise, a teenager who refused to let an inoperable brain tumor kill her spirit, died Monday.
Olvia gained fame in the last weeks of her 16-year-long life when a Katy Perry song she recorded in a Toronto studio in September became a viral hit online. Click here to watch the video.
“She died peacefully in her home surrounded by the extraordinary love of her family,” a family statement sent to CNN said.
The teenager said that she didn’t want people crying at her funeral, but that they should celebrate her life, her mother wrote in a letter to CNN.
Read More: Teen who covered Katy Perry’s ‘Roar’ dies
Powerful!
EMPORIA, Kan. – Brian Vargas said he had no time to think after a fiery crash thrust him into a life-saving mission.
“It was really scary at times because there were elderly and disabled people on the bus and saving them were my main concern,” Vargas said.
Five days a week, the 49-year-old Vargas rides the L-Cat or Lyon County Area Transportation bus from the Emporia Rescue Mission to the shelter’s kitchen where he’s a cook.
“It just happened all of a sudden. I just heard a big ‘boom!’ And the bus actually moved,” Vargas said, who was getting off the bus when he said a minivan crashed into the back near the men’s shelter at 12th Avenue and Whittier Street.
Vargas darted off the bus, and when he saw the flames spreading across the van’s hood, the former carpenter and construction worker ran to get five passengers and the driver off the bus.
“I ran back on the bus and just screamed, ‘Everybody off the bus now!’” Vargas told FOX 4′s Robert Townsend Wednesday.
When he ran back on the bus, Brian quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and, all by himself, he put out the van fire. Vargas and several onlookers feared the van would explode, but thankfully it didn’t by the time firefighters arrived.
Two people on the bus went to the hospital for minor injuries. We’re told the van’s driver refused treatment. In the aftermath, Vargas was humble.
“I’m just an ordinary guy,” said Brian with a big smile. (To continue reading click: Fox 4 – KC )
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Just another day in the life of a hero!!!
EMPORIA, Kan. – Brian Vargas said he had no time to think after a fiery crash thrust him into a life-saving mission.
“It was really scary at times because there were elderly and disabled people on the bus and saving them were my main concern,” Vargas said.
Five days a week, the 49-year-old Vargas rides the L-Cat or Lyon County Area Transportation bus from the Emporia Rescue Mission to the shelter’s kitchen where he’s a cook.
“It just happened all of a sudden. I just heard a big ‘boom!’ And the bus actually moved,” Vargas said, who was getting off the bus when he said a minivan crashed into the back near the men’s shelter at 12th Avenue and Whittier Street.
Vargas darted off the bus, and when he saw the flames spreading across the van’s hood, the former carpenter and construction worker ran to get five passengers and the driver off the bus.
“I ran back on the bus and just screamed, ‘Everybody off the bus now!’” Vargas told FOX 4′s Robert Townsend Wednesday.
When he ran back on the bus, Brian quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and, all by himself, he put out the van fire. Vargas and several onlookers feared the van would explode, but thankfully it didn’t by the time firefighters arrived.
Two people on the bus went to the hospital for minor injuries. We’re told the van’s driver refused treatment. In the aftermath, Vargas was humble.
“I’m just an ordinary guy,” said Brian with a big smile. (To continue reading click: Fox 4 – KC )
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Just another day in the life of a hero!!!