Thursday, May 22, 2014

The “New American” Educational Plan: Google, Private Think Tanks & the Federal Government. | Missouri Education Watchdog

The “New American” Educational Plan: Google, Private Think Tanks & the Federal Government. | Missouri Education Watchdog:



The “New American” Educational Plan: Google, Private Think Tanks & the Federal Government.

data analysisIf you just open your eyes and do a little research, it’s easy to understand the blueprint of the takeover of public education and the massive amount of data mining to be done on your children.
Before you read the following article, Speaking Up for Career Pathways, you should know its source.  It is from edcentral.com which supports New America education policy analysis.  What is the New America Foundation?  It is a policy organization (with Eric Schmidt, chairman of Googleon its board) whose stated purpose is:
Too often, these challenges have proven impervious to conventional party politics and incremental proposals. With an emphasis on big ideas, impartial analysis and pragmatic solutions, New America invests in outstanding individuals whose ability to communicate to wide and influential audiences can change the country’s policy discourse in critical areas, bringing promising new ideas and debates to the fore.
Are you a bit weary and alarmed with these “well meaning” philanthropists providing us new ideas (using governmental funding/agencies) that conveniently adds to their financial well-being?  What happened to citizen input via their elected representatives to institute change?  We are being pummeled by the likes of Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt, The Fordham Foundation and other individuals/organizations who have a vested interest in having the data portion of the Common Core State Standards Initiative succeed.  George Soros’ son, Jonathon Soros, is also on the Board of The New America Foundation.


It’s important to know who those outstanding individuals whose ability to communicate to wide and influential audiences can change the country’s policy discourse in critical areas, bringing promising new ideas and debates to the foreThe “New American” Educational Plan: Google, Private Think Tanks & the Federal Government. | Missouri Education Watchdog: