Donna Garner

Garner:“A Heartbeat Away from the Presidency”
Garner:“A Heartbeat Away from the Presidency”
by Donna Garner 10.11.12   Tonight is the big debate between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden.  Any Vice-President is just a heartbeat away from the Presidency.  As we watch this debate tonight, we need to consider:   “Which one has the expertise to create jobs and lead our country into financial stability...
“Private Schools, Please Be Wary of Vouchers”
“Private Schools, Please Be Wary of Vouchers”
(Donna Garner is a retired teacher with over thirty years experience in hte classroom and working in the public education sector. She is a friend of The Morning Zone on KGAB and now spends her time tracking the issues with education across the country and writing education based columns for various outlets across the couintry, incl;uding kgab...
COMMENTARY: “Caring Parents, Where Are You?”
COMMENTARY: “Caring Parents, Where Are You?”
(Donna Garner is a retired teacher, columnist, education specialist  and frequent guest on KGAB's Morning Zone Program.) by Donna Garner 8.5.12 I can almost guarantee you that the Big Bang History Project (by David Christian – Q&A posted below) is the model from which the Obama administration intends to develop its Common Core Standards for “biology, astronomy, geology, climatology, pre
Commentary:“All We Need Is Four More Votes”
Commentary:“All We Need Is Four More Votes”
~~~By Donna Garner~~~ ~~7.3.12~~ The good news: All we need is four more votes in the U. S. Senate to repeal ObamaCare.  If Romney wins and the House goes Republican, all it would take is a simple majority in the Senate (51) to repeal ObamaCare – not the supermajority (60) needed to overcome filibusters...
Commentary: “Research: Risks from Same-Sex Parenting”
Commentary: “Research: Risks from Same-Sex Parenting”
~~~by Donna Garner~~~ ~~~6.11.12~~~ For busy readers, let me summarize two pieces of research presented in The Washington Times yesterday. First piece of research: Mr. Regnerus, a sociology professor in Social Science Research at the University of Texas , conducted “gold standard” research in which he used a data set of nearly 3,000 randomly selected American young adults raised by gay parent
Commentary: ARCHITECT OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS TO ALIGN SAT AND AP
Commentary: ARCHITECT OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS TO ALIGN SAT AND AP
By Donna Garner~~~~5/18/2012~~~ David Coleman, architect of Common Core Standards, has been chosen as the next president of the College Board (producer of SAT and Advanced Placement tests). I am very concerned about this cozy relationship that Coleman means to create between the Common Core Standards and the SAT/AP...
Commentary: “ALEC Can’t Seem To Make Decision on Common Core Standards”
Commentary: “ALEC Can’t Seem To Make Decision on Common Core Standards”
~~~~~~~By Donna Garner~~~~~~ ~5.13.12~ ====================http://caffeinatedthoughts.com/2012/05/alec-delays-vote-on-anti-common-core-model-resolution/ALEC Delays Vote on Anti-Common Core Model Resolution Shane Vander Hart | May 11, 2012 | I’m not surprised, but disappointed by the American Legislative Exchange Council executive board decision yesterday to delay their vote on a anti-c
Fixing Healthcare
Fixing Healthcare
by Donna Garner 8.14.09 (Republished on 3.20.12) My husband and I wrote this back on 8.14.09, but it still makes sense today. In fact, as ObamaCare looms even closer to being implemented, our suggestions deserve even more consideration...

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