FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee's seminar, “How to Fight the Tragedy of Common Core,” is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort, 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway SE.
Keynote speaker Donna Hearne, the Constitutional Coalition's executive director, received three presidential appointments by President Reagan in the U.S. Department of Education and one by former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett. For 32 years, she has hosted a weekly radio talk show, "Encounter," on KSIV Radio in St. Louis. In addition, she has authored numerous publications and several books, including "The Long War and Common Core."
Karen Effrem, the Florida Stop Common Core Coalition's executive director, is a pediatrician, researcher, conference speaker and author of "Florida Common Core Standards Policy Analysis." She has been interviewed by Fox News and interviewed by or quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the British Medical Journal, National Journal, Bloomberg News, Politico, WorldNetDaily, NewsMax, CNSNews.com, newspapers, radio and television stations across the country.
MerryLynn Gerstenschlager, the Texas Eagle Forum's vice president, is a recipient of the Texas Federation of Republican Women’s Tribute to Women Award. During the past four years, she has lectured on the Turkish-run Harmony Charter Schools. She has advocated for legislation that would require charter school operators to be American citizens, as is required for their counterparts, local elected school board trustees.
Tickets — $40; which covers the event and a box lunch — are available at OkaloosaGOP.com. Contact Laurie Bartlett, OCREC vice chairman, 512-584-4589, for more details.
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