Free Common Core Resources from the Constitutional Rights
Foundation [CRF, 11/2/14]: The Constitutional
Rights Foundation (CRF) has received a generous grant from the Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation to develop FREE Common Core resources and professional
development opportunities for social studies teachers (middle and high school).
As part of the grant, CRF is gathering national data on how much professional
development teachers have received on the Common Core.
U.S.
needs Founding Fathers' religious liberty vision, Alito tells MD lawyers [Catholic
Review, 10/31/14]: Supreme Court Justice
Samuel A. Alito Jr. linked the virtues of St. Thomas More to being a good
lawyer in a speech before a gathering of Catholic legal professionals Oct. 30.
Supreme
Court divided over Jerusalem native's passport [USA Today / NPR’s ”Morning Edition,”11/3/14]: The
Supreme Court appeared as divided over a 12-year-old Jerusalem native's
passport Monday as Israel and the Palestinian Authority are on the broader
issues dividing the Middle East.
Access online the transcript of
the Court’s oral argument in Zivitofsky v. Kerry by
going to:
Can Obama Reboot? [Politico / Roll Call, 11/3/14]: Obama, for so
long the man with the bright future, has hated being relegated to a sidelined
pariah in the midterms—even if it is the inevitable lot of a second-termer with
approval ratings hovering in the low 40s—according to a dozen current and
former Obama advisers we spoke with in recent days
Quinn: Election Day – By
The Numbers [Fox & Hounds,
11/3/14]: Thanks to Political Data’s
fine analysis, we can now trace the early vote by day, party and district.
There are more than 2.5 million ballots at the county registrars and from a partisan
perspective the results are fairly promising for Republicans – if there is a
national tide GOP tide it may not stop at the Sierras as it did in 2010.
Five With A Fistful of
Dollars For 2014 California Elections [KQED,
11/3/14 It’s no secret that successful political campaigns are almost always
driven by money. And lest you think that’s a new thing, consider that one of
California’s most famous political maxims — that “money is the mother’s milk of
politics” — was first uttered by the state’s legendary politico Jesse Unruh
back in 1962.
Op Ed: Why Politicians
Run Knowing They’ll Lose [CalBuzz,
11/3/14]: If the polls are correct, and they usually are, Jerry Brown will
demolish Neel Kashkari on Tuesday. In fact, much of the speculation among
California pundits (see: Calbuzz election line) these days revolves around a
single figure: the percentage of the vote by which Brown will win re-election.
‘Redskin’ hullabaloo
won’t change student press limits [Cabinet
Report, 11/3/14]: A heated dispute between student journalists and their high
school administration over use of the word “Redskins” has drawn national
headlines, but legal experts say the case isn’t likely to spark much change in
First Amendment rights within public schools.
Alabama School District's Surveillance of Students'
Online Activities Under Scrutiny [Ed Law Prof Blog,
11/3/14]:The
Huntsville, Alabama school district is under media scrutiny for a secret
program it started last year to monitor students' social media
activity.
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