Special Session falling apart. Rep. Tina Kotek is new Dr. No!!

The greatest obstacle to Oregon balancing it’s books and fixing the PERS crisis has been House Speaker Tina Kotek. She opposed changes from the beginning of the year and has stood against needed measures despite their support from fellow Democrats governor Kitzhaber and Senate President Peter Courtney over the year. Kotek’s defiance to listen to others and work towards balance is a tragic playbook we have seen played out with Kitzhaber during the 90’s where he earned the nickname Dr. No. This is why House Speaker Tina Kotek is the new"Dr. No” — or should we say Speaker No-tek?
oregoncatalyst.com/25026-special-session-falling-k....html

The virtual school experience Online option growing in popularity in Oregon!

A dozen public charter schools in Oregon are virtual, meaning the majority of their students receive instruction and clock in the required numberof school hours by taking online courses. Most core courses for subjects such as English language arts, math and science are not offered in a physical location. Charter schools are run by a group of parents, teachers or community members, functioning under a contract with a local school district board. Like any other public school, they’re funded by taxpayer dollars. Because the school is publicly funded, parents don’t pay for tuition.
www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130927/NEWS/309...eck=1

Sex offenders in Oregon Report exposes huge gaps in state, federal tracking

Like I said in the 2012 Election "How did Portland become the #1 city in America for child sex Predators?"
Oregonian reporter Maxine Bernstein started looking into sex offender registration laws to find out how a California man could move to Oregon and repeatedly flout the laws, eventually killing a 15-year-old girl and then a 32-year-old woman in Portland. Watch the video and let us know what questions you have in advance of the story. Leave them in the comments section of this post.
www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ss...ments

'Grand bargain' on shaky ground for (2013 special session)

"The deal got blown up and now the Gov just wants a PERS bill that pits the entire PERS "savings" on just retirees. Failure of leadership on the part of the Gov and his crew....we had the votes on our end to help get more money to schools," wrote Rep. Julie Parrish, R-West Linn on her Facebook page.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/09/pers...rpt-2

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records, even from the parents. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. The Data Collection is done without parental consent. The collection is done with all age levels including personal data considered by many as an invasion of privacy. To receive more Federal Dollars Governor Kitzhaber got a Federal waiver on FERPA and HIPPA to merge your children's information into one large data base including the parents personal and financial information.

Bonnie Kiggins Explains Common Core Part Two

Textbook content has been rewritten and most parents are unaware of precisely what their children are being taught and how twisted it is from history and fact. There has LONG been an intentional DUMBING DOWN of all children across America and the only way to combat it is to KNOW exactly what is being taught, then do battle with each board of education.

Bonnie Kiggins Explains Common Core Part One

Textbook content has been rewritten and most parents are unaware of precisely what their children are being taught and how twisted it is from history and fact. There has LONG been an intentional DUMBING DOWN of all children across America and the only way to combat it is to KNOW exactly what is being taught, then do battle with each board of education.