Unreal. Safe School’s Czar Given $410 Million To Promote Radical Sexual Agenda in US Schools
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 11:49 PM
Jim Hoft
It may be the worst recession since the Great Depression but that doesn’t mean everyone is suffering. The Obama White House still throws one party every three days. Government jobs are booming. And, Obama’s radical Safe School’s Czar Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), did such a great job his first year in office that his department is getting a $45 million raise.
$45 million ought to train slew of activists like Margot Abels.
Abels led a GLSEN workshop for young teens where she praised the homosexual practice of ‘fisting’”–widely condemned by medical authorities as dangerous–saying that, “It often gets a bad rap.” (Wolcott)
Despite the runaway federal spending and record budget deficits, Barack Obama is including $410 million in the 2011 budget for his “safe schools” czar Kevin Jennings. This is an increase of $45 million over last year’s budget. Obviously, some things are more important than others. These funds ought to buy a whole mess of fisting kits, leather bar guides and child porn books. And, the money will come in handy for the sexual indoctrination of teens and pre-teens.
Citizen Link Blog reported:
So want does Jennings intend to do with this money?
For starters, he says he’s going to make “school climate” measurement a top priority—and, in fact, he’d love for “school climate” to eventually be made part of the “Common Core” national standards movement! He plans to begin with “a new grant program coming out of this department where we’ll be providing possibly as much as $70 million for investments in school climate projects.” (He revealed all this and much more in this month’s Phi Delta Kappan magazine. Scroll down to the “Safe at School” title.)
So at this point, you might be wondering, What on earth does “school climate” really mean? I think it’s best to take that definition from Kevin Jennings–based on his record as the longtime founder and leader of GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network).
Under Jennings’ leadership, GLSEN has provided students with a “school climate” continuum measurement tool. This tool reveals a lot about Jennings’ true goals: A positively rated “inclusive school,” for instance, is defined as one where “LGBT themes are fully integrated into curricula across a variety of subject areas and grade levels.”
I.e., Jennings and GLSEN want homosexual, bisexual and transgender themes taught in every subject at every grade, all the way down to the kindergarten level, maybe even preschool.
In other words Jennings will be using millions of taxpayer dollars to promote “inclusive schools” where LGBT themes are fully integrated across a variety of subject areas and grade levels. This may appear innocent enough until you take a closer look at the radical GLSEN agenda.
Kevin Jennings, the founder of the GLSEN organization, has a long history of promoting sexual material in classrooms including books that describe sex between first graders and books that promote S&M. The GLSEN group also pushes books that romanticize child rape and books that show men having sex with boy scouts in the background. Jennings’ GLSEN group also organized student-teacher seminars where instructors held fisting lectures. He sounds like just the person who deserves a fat $45 million raise, huh? But, then again this is the age of Obama, where up is down, square is round, a 14% unemployment rate means the Stimulus is working and a radical gay activist promoting filth to teens is awarded the position of Safe School’s czar.
UPDATE: Obama cuts funding for successful educational programs.
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About that "cuts funding for successful educational programs":
President Obama Cuts Funding For Successful Educational Programs
February 17, 2010 · carl · Print This Article
Recently, President Obama visited a group of sixth graders at Graham Road Elementary School in Falls Church, Virginia to announce his intention to increase federal funding for the “Race To The Top” program, a program that is supposed to provide for educational reforms in four pre-defined areas of assurance.
With liitle if any Congressionally set standards, Race To The Top has been called by some the largest discretionary education program in history.
So President Obama is throwing billions of dollars at a federal education program with an unproven record of success.
And for educational programs with a proven track record, such as Upward Bound, funded by the Department of Education’s TRIO program, he is cutting funding.
Upward Bound is a successful pre-college access program that was established in 1967 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
The program recruits and provides educational, social and cultural services to potential first-generation college students.
Participation is extended to eligible students who wish to make a commitment to their educational goals. Each participant is given the opportunity to develop the academic skills necessary to complete high school and successfully matriculate to postsecondary education.
One one of the few things that President Obama and I agree on, this country needs to vastly improve the American educational system, and Race To The Top may yet prove to be a step in the right direction.
But I do have to question the wisdom of the President at the same time cutting funding for an educational program with a proven record of success.
95% of Upward Bound graduates have entered post-secondary education. TRIO program research shows that Upward Bound students are four times more likely to earn a college degree than students from similar back-grounds who do not participate in the program.
In his FY2011 budget request to Congress, President Obama recommended level-funding TRIO.
However, the Administration has confirmed that this does not include continued funding for the nearly 200 Upward Bound projects funded through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (CCRAA).
The Department has also announced its plans to host a grant competition for Classic Upward Bound this year. (Competitions for Upward Bound Math-Science and Veterans Upward Bound will still be held in 2011.)
Ultimately, it is clear that without increased funding from Congress in FY2011, nearly 200 Upward Bound programs will be lost after the next academic year.
It’s crucial that anyone concerned with the future of America’s educational systen contact their legislators in Washington and protest funding for this excellent and proven program.
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Here are suggestions for talking points to raise when you contact your Senator and/or member of the House of Representatives:
What is the Situation?
* President Obama’s FY 2011 budget request to Congress does not include sufficient funds to fund all 956 of the current Upward Bound programs in academic year 2011-2012. Rather, President Obama’s FY2011 budget request only provides enough funds to support 778 Upward Bound programs that year.
* Because the FY2011 budget request to Congress does not include enough discretionary funds to absorb the cost of funding all of the current programs in academic year 2011-2012, the Department plans to host a competition for Classic Upward Bound in late summer/early fall 2010. This will allow them to reduce the total number of projects in the 2011-2012 school year.
Who Does This Situation Impact?
* Every Classic Upward Bound program is at risk as this will be a regular competition. Unsuccessful applications will not get funded – regardless of whether they were funded by CCRAA or not. New applicants may also win grant awards. Therefore, it is crucial to get Congress to include at least an additional $57 million in discretionary funds otherwise the total number of Upward Bound projects will be far lower in program year 2011-2012.
The following is a detailed analysis of President Obama’s Department of Education funding cuts obtained from the Council For Opportunity In Education
In his FY2011 budget request to Congress, President Obama recommended level-funding TRIO at $905.1 million. However, this is, in fact, a cut because the money is divided over two years and does not sustain programs funded through 2007’s College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA):
Program Year
2009-2010
(appropriated) Program Year
2010-2011
(appropriated) Program Year
2011-2012
(requested)
Discretionary Funding $853.1 million
(FY2009 funds) $853.1 million
(FY2010 funds) $853.1 million
(FY2011 funds)
Mandatory Funding (CCRAA) $57 million
(FY2010 funds) $57 million
(FY2011 funds) $0
Loss of Nearly 200 Upward Bound Projects
During the last grant competition for Upward Bound in 2007, several historic projects — including a disproportionate number of programs at historically black institutions — lost funding. At the time, Congress was crafting a budget reconciliation bill — the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Under the leadership of Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), CCRAA included an amendment that provided $57 million each year for fiscal years 2008-2011 to fund 187 additional Upward Bound grants to serve approximately 12,000 students across the country.
Unlike typical TRIO funding, this mandatory money went into effect immediately — funding Upward Bound projects in the 2007-2008 academic year. Generally, TRIO appropriations are forward-funded. That is, appropriations for a particular fiscal year actually fund grants that begin during the following academic year (i.e., nearly a year after that fiscal year has begun).
The FY2011 TRIO appropriation will fund TRIO grants for academic year 2011-2012. However, because the mandatory funds for the nearly 200 Upward Bound programs provided by CCRAA went into effect immediately, the last academic year for which funds are available is 2010-2011. By failing to include additional discretionary funds to account for these programs in academic year 2011-2012, the Administration has essentially determined that it will not maintain the current number of Upward Bound projects (964 total). Rather, the Administration’s FY2011 budget request only provides enough funds to support 778 Upward Bound programs in academic year 2011-2012.
The Department has announced plans to host a competition for Classic Upward Bound this year. Some of the institutions funded by CCRAA may earn scores high enough to maintain their programs. Ultimately, without an increase in discretionary funding for Upward Bound in FY2011, about 200 Upward Bound programs serving 12,000 students will be lost.
Unfunded Mandate in Talent Search
The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) requires Talent Search to provide services to support students’ successful completion of rigorous postsecondary curricula. It mandates that Prior Experience Points be awarded on this basis. We know that this is a significant change that will require a host of additional staff and services, such as afterschool and Saturday sessions, online tutoring, etc. The current per-student cost of $393 will not be sufficient for these purposes. In fact, Talent Search personnel have indicated that the per-student cost for Talent Search must increase to at least $1,200 (or $807 above the current cost for each Talent Search student) to allow programs to meet this new prior experience criterion.
In spite of this knowledge, the Administration has opted to level-fund Talent Search and thereby impose an unfunded mandate or allow significant cuts in the number of Talent Search students served. Without changes to the authorizing legislation or additional appropriations, many Talent Search programs will be unable to meet this new criterion.
Continued Reduction of Students and Services in All Other Programs
Whether competing this year or not, all TRIO programs will be forced to stretch the same dollars as they have for the last several years. Between FY2006 and FY2010, inflation rose about 8%; meanwhile, TRIO lost over 39,000 students and $66.8 million in funding due to rising costs.1 With more Americans turning to higher education during this economic downturn, the need for increased services and support is greater than ever.
Despite vocal support of TRIO as both a Senator and presidential candidate as well as consistent reiteration of the goal to emerge first in the world for college completion by 2020, President Obama has failed to support increased investment in TRIO. We must push Congress to remedy the problems outlined above in their FY2011 appropriations legislation. Without such support, TRIO may not be there to support the many students who need our help in the future.
Please be on the lookout for future action alerts regarding these measures. Also, we strongly encourage you to participate in upcoming conference calls sponsored by the Government Relations team for additional instructions on how we can save our programs.
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