Resolution Honoring Betty Peters 2019
RESOLUTION HONORING ESTEEMED ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER BETTY PETERS – DEDICATED REPRESENTATIVE OF STATE BOARD DISTRICT TWO - Download PDF
What’s In SB 397
Who is telling the truth about Alabama's Constitutional Amendment One? As a former member of the Alabama State School Board (2003-2019), I would like to share my concerns about the ballot language for Amendment One. When voters get a ballot on March 3, this is all...
The Cracks in the Edifice of Transgender Totalitarianism
By Jane Robbins July 13, 2019 "The epidemic of supposed gender dysphoria among children and adolescents—“transgenderism”—has often been described as a cult. The designation is in some ways apt. Though lacking a charismatic leader usually found in such movements, other...
Don’t Get Caught in the Latest Bait and Switch
If you are a voter in AL House District 74 (the late Dimitri Polizi's district), I encourage you to do your homework before voting in the upcoming runoff. One candidate, Charlotte Meadows, has been the primary advocate for Montgomery's LEAD Academy Charter School....
Soros and His Open Society
George Soros' Open Society does not limit their contributions just to evil groups. For example, he gave a very large donation to the National Association of State School Boards (NASBE) a while back. And one of his Open Society board of directors, Mimi Clarke Corcoran...
Concerns About International Baccalaureate Program
by Betty Peters Joe Warren’s recent letter to the editor expressed the concerns I have been hearing about Dothan City Schools’ new education plan. However, Mr. Warren did not include one major item — the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. This global program...
My Letter to Bill Gates on Algebra
An Open Letter to Bill Gates on Preparing Students for Algebra Dear Mr. Gates, You recently wrote, “Math is one area where we want to generate stronger evidence about what works. What would it take, for example, to get all kids to mastery of Algebra I?” I believe I...
Alabama Developing New Standardized Student Achievement Test
"District 2 board member Betty Peters said the move was an early step in weaning Alabama away from the Common Core standards, known here as the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards. Peters said the ACT Aspire did not provide helpful information. Peters also said...
Math Problems: Knowing, Doing, and Explaining Your Answer
Math Problems: Knowing, Doing, and Explaining Your Answer by Barry Garelick and Katharine Beals At a middle school in California, the state testing in math was underway via the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) exam. A girl pointed to the problem on the...
Common Core Math Standards Encourage Dubious Inquiry-Based Approaches
"It’s important to note Common Core does not prohibit the teaching of the standard algorithms prior to the grade level in which they appear in the standards. This has been confirmed by the lead writers of the Common Core math standards, Jason Zimba and Bill McCallum....