Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County is excited to host Dr. Carole Hornsby Haynes 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Myrtle Wilks Community Center, 1498 W I 20, Cisco. She will speak on School Choice in America. Dr. Carole Hornsby Haynes is a much sought after education policy, social emotional learning, and Critical Race Theory expert and public speaker. A noted author and accomplished pianist and organist, her extensive and widely published commentaries on education, culture, history, and politics are popular with both national and international audiences. Dr. Haynes’ work reflects her deep conviction that once Americans understand the consequences of cultural decay and political decision-making, they will lead the return to our founding principles.
A gifted and powerful speaker, Dr. Haynes is renowned for her insightful ability to bring simplicity, clarity and a fresh perspective to complex issues. Her research on school choice in America is an example.
Did you know that in New York State, because the traditional Jewish Haredi schools get government funding, they are being forced to offer a curriculum that is “substantially equivalent” to what is available in local public schools – this would include Critical Race Theory, transgenderism, and social emotional learning (SEL)?
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, vouchers for Christian and private schools came with a slew of regulations, including a ban on requiring Bible classes or chapel for voucher students.
In Alaska, a program that offered funding to homeschooling families would not allow any religious materials or curricula. The bad news: most homeschooling families used this program and gave up their freedom to include religion in their lessons.
In Arizona, private schools were not regulated by the state. The recently passed ESA program allows the state to impose requirements on parents which will follow to the school. Even worse, homeschool families who take ESA government money are no longer considered homeschoolers but government funded ESA students.
In Florida, the original bill required all students, including homeschool and private, receiving tax funded “Family Empowerment Scholarships” would be required to take Common Core aligned tests with results reported to the government. Families were required to meet with a government approved “choice navigator” each year to determine the educational needs of the child. Grants for funding the program were being provided by a government-aligned non-profit LGBT extremist group.
In Texas, there is no current requirement for private schools to be accredited or for their teachers to be certified. That changes if Texas legislators pass Senate Bill 8.
Join Dr. Haynes Thursday, May 11, to review this important topic currently being considered in the Texas Legislature.
