Parents’ Education What´s Changed

CRT – K-12

THEY CAN’T READ COLLEGE MATERIAL – STOP THE FEAR FACTOR{S}

All ethnicities of kindergartners will or should be expected to recognize all 26 lowercase and uppercase letters — as well as their sounds. They should be able to identify which letters are different in similar words (e.g. map, lap, tap). They should also know that spoken words represent a sequence of letters. They will NOT know RACISM unless it is taught and groomed by their parents, grandparents, care-takers, or watching FOX BS News, or listening to individuals like MTG, Ron DeSantis, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, the tRump Family, or reading books like:

• If I Ran the Zoo
• Vharlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Goggles
• The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• A Fine Dessert

TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

SEC. 101. STATE PLAN ASSURANCE

(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(O) the State will ensure that each local educational agency in the State posts the curriculum for each elementary and secondary school grade level on a publicly accessible website of the agency or, if such agency does not operate a website, widely disseminates to the public such curriculum; and

“(P) in the case of any revisions to the State’s challenging State academic standards (including any revisions to the levels of achievement within the State’s academic achievement standards), the State educational agency will post to the homepage of its website, and widely disseminate to the public, notice of such revisions and a copy of such revisions, except that the State educational agency shall not be required to submit such notice or such revisions to the Secretary.”.

(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), the following:

“(1) NOTICE OF RIGHTS.—A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such agency posts on a publicly accessible website of the school or, if the school does not operate a website, widely disseminates to the public, a summary notice of the right of parents to information about their children’s education as required under this Act, which shall be in an understandable format for parents and include, at minimum—

“(A) the right to review the curriculum of their child’s school;

“(B) the right to know if the State alters the State’s challenging State academic standards;

“(C) the right to meet with each teacher of their child not less than twice during each school year; – This has been known as the PTA for over 125 years.

“(D) the right to review the budget, including all revenues and expenditures, of their child’s school;

“(E) the right to a list of the books and other reading materials contained in the library of their child’s school; Parents who object to LBGTQ will ban any book with this content – they have a lot of reading to do.

“(F) the right to address the school board of the local educational agency;

“(G) the right to information about violent activity in their child’s school; and – This is called in-school suspension, out-of-school suspension and expulsion this should include teachers who push, pull, drag, or use violent words towards the student.

“(H) the right to information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs in the child’s school.”;

This means, Black, Mexican, Poor Black and Poor Mexican Students!

The only federal program for gifted children is the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, which focuses on identifying and serving students who are traditionally under-represented in gifted and talented programs (minority students, students from low income backgrounds or who are English language learners, and children with disabilities) to help reduce gaps in achievement and to encourage the establishment of equal educational opportunities for all U.S. students

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(ii) SCHOOL LIBRARY. —A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such agency provides, at the beginning of each school year, the parents of a child who is a student in such school a list of books and other reading materials available to the students of such school in the school library.

“(iii) VIOLENT ACTIVITY.—A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such agency provides the parents of a child who is a student in such school timely notification of any violent activity occurring on school grounds or at school-sponsored activities in which one or more individuals suffer injuries, except that such notification shall not contain names or the grade level of any students involved in the activity.

“(iv) GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS. —A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure that each elementary school and secondary school served by such agency provides the parents of a child who is a student in such school timely notification of any plan to eliminate gifted and talented programs in such school.”; and

(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) the following:

“(5) TRANSPARENCY.—A local educational agency receiving funds under this part shall provide the parents of a child who is a student in an elementary school or secondary school served by such agency—

“(A) (i) the opportunity to meet in-person with each teacher of such child not less than twice during each school year; and

“(ii) a notification, at the beginning of each school year, of the opportunity for such meetings; and

“(B) the opportunity to address the school board of such local educational agency on issues impacting the education of children in such agency.”

“SEC. 8549C. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

“(a) Findings. —The Congress finds as follows:

“(1) Parents have a First Amendment right to express their opinions of decisions made by State and local education leaders.

“(2) States and local educational agencies should empower parents to communicate regularly with Federal, State, and local policymakers and educators regarding the education and well-being of their children.

“(4) Parents’ concerns over content and pedagogy deserve to be heard and fully considered by school professionals.

Pedagogy – Developing systemic interaction between teachers and students aimed at achieving the set goals and leading to a pre-planned change of state, i.e., the transformation of their qualities and behavior, personal development;  This would require every parent to have knowledge of the learning capabilities of EVERY student in the classroom – will parents have access to IEP or 504*¹Plans of other students? 

A*¹ 504 plan and an IEP are both plans for students with disabilities, but they have different purposes, legal statuses, and processes¹²³⁴. A 504 plan is a statement of accommodations that provide equal access to education by removing barriers³⁴. It is covered by a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination by any group that gets federal funds¹⁴. A 504 plan may be proposed by the school or the parents, and it may include one or more accommodations⁵. An IEP is a formal document that outlines specially-designed instruction, special education, and related services for students who need them because of an identified disability³⁴. It is overseen by the state and falls under a special education law²⁴. An IEP includes objectives, goals, accommodations, and a description of the educational setting⁴⁵. An IEP is typically for students who are falling behind academically, while a 504 plan is for students who need accommodations to access their education¹².

“(5) Parent and other community input about schools that is presented in a lawful and appropriate manner should always be encouraged. Who will determine what is lawful and appropriate?

“(6) Educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders should never seek to criminalize the lawfully expressed concerns of parents about their children’s education. lawfully expressed

“(b) Sense Of Congress.—It is the sense of the Congress that the First Amendment guarantees parents and other stakeholders the right to assemble and express their opinions of decisions affecting their children and communities and that educators and policymakers should welcome and encourage that engagement and consider that feedback when making decisions.”.

H.R.899 – To terminate the Department of Education – The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2023.