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Beebe Appoints First Openly Gay Member of State Board of Education

Jul 6, 2012JerryEducationEducation, Homosexuality

Jay Barth, a Hendrix College professor, will replace Dr. Ben Mays, a veterinarian from Clinton on the State Board of Education, according to a news release from Gov. Mike Beebe’s office Thursday.

“Dr. Barth is a tireless advocate for education, but also has the deliberative mind needed to tackle the wide range of important issues the Board of Education addresses,” governor’s spokesman Matt DeCample said in an email. “Gov. Beebe feels that Jay’s well-researched insight into Arkansas education will be a welcome addition to the board.”

The following are a few points about Dr. Barth: (more…)

Liberal Sex Ed Groups Release “National Sexuality Education Standards”

Feb 7, 2012JerryEducationEducation, Families, File Cabinet

CitizenLink breaks down what these suggested standards mean for parents and their children:

Arizona School Voucher Plan Upheld by County Judge

Jan 30, 2012JerryEducationArizona, Education, File Cabinet

In Arizona, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Maria del Mar Verdin “upheld a new law giving some parents access to state funds to send their children to private and parochial schools, paving the way to make vouchers available for all of the more than one million children now in public schools.” This is a great step forward for school choice.

Continues the story: “The plan that Verdin upheld is a relatively small program, designed to help only students with special needs, such as children who had been in foster care and those with disabilities. But Sen. Rick Murphy, R-Glendale, conceded that once all the legal hurdles are overcome, he wants the program to become the template for providing the same option for children statewide.”