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“Give me just one generation of youth, and I'll transform the whole world.”-Vladimir Lenin |
Merge Federal Departments? Better to Abolish Them
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. June 28, 2018 World Net Daily
President Donald Trump wants to combine the Education and Labor Departments into a single Department of Education and the Workforce. The DEW would “centralize and better coordinate Federal efforts to train the American workforce.”
Let's be clear. It is not the role of federal government to train the American workforce.
Is America A Democracy?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. April 27, 2018
It’s quite common nowadays to hear liberals and even uninformed conservatives call America a democracy. Yet we are neither a democracy nor a representative democracy.
By definition, in a democracy what the majority feels is the rule. The Founders described this scenario as “mobocracy.” Contrast that with a republic where the general population elects representatives who pass laws. The nation is governed by rule of law, not what the majority feels at a given moment.
Spendthrift Congress Expands Federal Control of Education With Omnibus Bill
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. March 24, 2018
So much for fiscal responsibility, preserving privacy, promoting federal programs that actually work, and decreasing the federal footprint in education. Congress has passed a $1.3 TRILLION spending bill that will fund the government for ONLY SIX MONTHS. The House passed it by a vote of 256-197 and the Senate by a vote of 65-32.
Why Was the Cruz Homeschool Provision a “Bad Deal”?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. January 2, 2018
Sparks flew recently when Senator Ted Cruz filed an amendment to the tax reform bill allowing 529 college savings accounts to be expanded to include private, religious, and homeschools. The homeschool associations squared off in separate corners on the homeschool provision.
Constitutional attorney Deborah Stevenson with National Home Education Legal Defense charged that the Cruz Amendment was unconstitutional because the 529 accounts are federal government accounts with the federal government granting an exemption – a benefit – for taxation
Is Ted Cruz’s Homeschool Provision Constitutional?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. December 13, 2017 World Net Daily
Americans sent a loud and clear message to Washington in 2016 -- cut the size of the federal government and get rid of the U.S. Department of Education.Parents across the nation are pressing for parental school choice so they can be in charge of where and how their children are educated – alternatives to federally funded and controlled public education.
However, Washington politicians continue to introduce legislation that has the potential to subject private and homeschools to federal intrusion. A voucher bill introduced by Rep. Steve King (R-IA) last February would have allowed
Jeb Bush Swamp Fills Up At U.S. Ed Department
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. January 3, 2018
Recently President trump appointed Frank Brogan to the key position of assistant secretary of education for elementary and secondary education. This is puzzling since Trump campaigned on the promise that he would stop federal support of Common Core and return control over education to the states and the people. With the appointment of Brogan, a longtime Bush ally from Florida, the probability of that promise being kept seems to be fading.
Do Democrats Really Hate Homeschoolers?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. December 30, 2017
When Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced an amendment to expand 529 college savings plans to include K-12 education, allowing parents to use these tax-advantage plans for private schools, religious schools, or even homeschools, the Democrats had a meltdown.
Senator Cruz responded in an interview with Todd Starnes that “democrats hate homeschoolers.”
Congress Trashes 4th Amendment: Bill Creates DeFacto National Database
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. December 2, 2017
Citizens nationwide who support data privacy joined together in opposing the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (FEPA). Despite this, House Leadership caved to the wishes of Big Data and other special interests and ignored the concerns of everyday Americans.
Knowing the public does not want this bill, the House Oversight Committee, chaired by Republican Trey Gowdy, passed the bill on a voice vote. It then moved to the House where rules were suspended and the bill was jammed through on a voice vote without a written record of how each Congressman voted.
