EdWatch In Action 2005
PRESENTATIONS
- Alabama Eagle Forum
- Americans for Tax Reform - Washington DC
- California Eagle Forum Conference
- Eagle Council leadership conference St. Louis, MO
- Fort Worth, Texas Education Conference
- Free Congress Foundation - Washington, DC
- MACHE Home School Leaders Retreat
- Minnesota Constitution Party Convention
- Minnesota Lutheran Christian Schools Teachers Conference
- Monrovia, California United Republicans of California Conference
- Reno, NV Freedom 21 Conference
- Republican Study Committee - Washington, DC
- Senate Values Action Team - Washington, DC
- South Carolina Christian Exodus Conference
- St. Louis, MO Educational Policy Conference
- St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church - Minnesota
- Tennessee Eagle Forum
- Trego, WI presentations at annual retreat and Worldview Seminar
- Twin Cities Republican Association - Minnesota
RADIO and INTERNET INTERVIEWS
- Annie Armen Live, Internet World Talk Radio
- Arizona Issues in Education syndicatednationally
- Austin Texas Radio syndicated nationally
- Donna Hearne radio show St. Louis, MO
- Ken Bagwell Radio Show- Ashville, NC
- Knoxville, TN
- Live Fire with Larry Pratt syndicated nationally
- Minnesotas KKMS In Focus Education Wednesdays20
- Point of View, syndicated nationally
- Radio Liberty with Dr. Stan Monteith syndicated
nationally
- Santa Cruz, CA Freedom 21 Radio show syndicated
nationally
- Talk Education Minnesota Talk Radio with LouAnn Walters
TESTIMONY
- Congressional Briefing on Mental Health Screening issues and
legislation
- Congressional Briefing on the Federal Curriculum and proposed
de-funding legislation
- Legislative Testimony Nashville, TN
- Briefings and reports to members of Congress and their staff
regarding federal education issues
- Testimonies before MN House and Senate Education Committees Mental
Health & Early Childhood
- Testimonies before the MN Senate Early Childhood Policy and Budget
Committees
- Testimonies before the MN Education Conference Committee American
Heritage Act
MEDIA
- Wall Street Journal
- Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN
- WorldNetDaily
- City Paper, Nashville, TN
- National Journal (publication coming)
- Movie Guide Review of Americas Censored Heritage video
by Dr. Ted Baehr
- Rare Jewel (publication coming)
- Minnesota Public Radio
- Minnesota Monthly
- Mind Matters Internet interview
- Campus Report, Accuracy in Academia
SPONSORED MEETINGS
- Luncheon at Minnesota Capitol Early Learning legislation
- Evening with John Eidsmoe, What should schools teach about the
Constitution?
- Frequent briefings with individual MN legislators and staff
- EdWatch Session Wrap up - Plymouth, MN
- EdWatch with MN Education Commissioner and staff early learning
legislation
LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES:
- Child Medication Safety Act passed US House
- Parental Consent Act introduced in US House - 44 co-sponsors
- Parental permission required for mental health screening in US House
version of Head Start
- Mental health screening and mental health parity stopped in Texas
- Parent protective language in Tennessee almost passed (still alive)
- Advised NH, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana citizens on legislation
- Strong parent protective language on screening and drugging passed in
Minnesota
- Mental health screening of toddlers stopped in MN
- Early Childhood Standards requirements stopped in MN
OTHER
- Meetings with US Health and Human Services Administration
- Meetings with US Senators and staff
- Meetings with US Representatives and staff
- Conference call with US House Education and Workforce Committee staff
- Meeting with US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration
- Weekly blogging on Sharon Hughes WOMANTalk Blog
- Publishing, selling, distributing Americas Schools: The
Battleground for Freedom
- Publishing, selling, distributing Mental Health Briefing Book
- Selling DVD Americas Choice: Freedom or Sustainable
Development
- Producing, selling, and distributing 2004 EdWatch conference DVDs,
CDs, videos
- Producing, selling, and distributing John Eidsmoe DVDs, CDs, videos
on US Constitution
- Maintaining website shopping cart for sale of on-line items
- Distributing at least weekly national e-mail updates and alerts
- Maintaining website with monthly hits between 60,000 and 90,000
- Distributing information at state and district political meetings and
conventions
- Setting up EdWatch display and sales tables at events