Dept.of Education Wants Your Kid’s Blood Type?

Among other creepy things. Duncan's DoE appears to be doling out federal funds intending to push aside state and local school boards, establish federal curricula, and gather all sorts of personal data. (Birth marks? Really?) Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Department of Education — already ensnared by allegations of insider trading — appear to be maneuvering for greater federal influence over state education boards. The vehicle: a supposedly state-led effort titled “Common Core Curriculum.� Says Gretchen Logue, co-editor of missourieducationwatchdog.com: Arne Duncan ran the Race to the Top competition, but only a few states got money from that....