Standardizing Students
September 2, 2010 – 11:24 pmNon-governmental organizations, corporations, and private foundations are pushing for federalization of educational standards and abolition of local school boards.
Non-governmental organizations, corporations, and private foundations are pushing for federalization of educational standards and abolition of local school boards.
Dothan Magazine August 2009
August 19, 2010 – 2:33 pmBetty gave an interview to Dothan Magazine in August of 2009. Click here for Part I and Part II of the complete article.
Peters raises doubts about Nat’l Standards
August 18, 2010 – 9:05 amBetty Peters speaks to Senator Jeff Sessions about federal interference in educational matters. [click title for video]
Peters says Race to the Top federal power grab
July 31, 2010 – 1:23 amAlabama has failed so far in its attempts to get federal Race To The Top program funds, and that’s a good thing, according to Alabama State Board of Education member Betty Peters. The state recently learned that it won’t be among states receiving $4.2 billion in federal aid. Reasons given for the state missing out on being among Race to the Top funds winners were a lack of charter schools, missing a deadline to agree to common standards and a reluctance by the Alabama Education Association to agree to evaluating educators based on their students’ test scores. Peters said the Race to the Top program was a power grab by the federal government that would infringe upon states’ rights guaranteed by the 10th Amendment. Peters said adopting common standards would take away too much local power to determine what children are taught. “Education has always been a state, local and family matter,” she ...