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US Education’s Dominant Research Method: Cherry Picking Evidence

April 12, 2019 By Richard Phelps

Richard P. Phelps: In the realm of education testing policy cherry pickers have run the show for over three decades. It’s time to unrig the research.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: education policy, testing and accountability

What Are Gubernatorial Candidates Saying About Education?

February 22, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

There are 36 gubernatorial contests in 2018 with 269 declared candidates. What are they saying about education? According to Rick Hess and Sofia Gallo at American Enterprise Institute, not so much.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2018 gubernatorial elections, academic standards, assessments, Common Core, data privacy, education policy

“People’s Views on Education Policy are Quite Malleable”

February 6, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

“People’s views on education policy are quite malleable.” That was the conclusion of a study that Stephen Sawchuk wrote about at Education Week where apparently they “discovered” the impact of push polling.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, education policy, Education Week, Misconceptions, push polling, Stephen Sawchuk

Beware of Experts in Education Policy

June 26, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Frederick Hess with American Enterprise Institute warned that we should beware of experts, especially those in education policy. Agreed.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Common Core, education policy, Frederick Hess, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, School Improvement Grants

President-Elect Donald Trump on Education

November 9, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart: President-Elect Trump is more likely to positively address federal overreach into education something Hillary Clinton would not have done.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education Tagged With: Bill Evers, Common Core, Donald Trump, education policy

Hoover Institution’s Bill Evers to Advise Donald Trump on Education

September 20, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Williamson (Bill) Evers has been tapped to serve on Donald Trump’s presidential transition team as an education advisor should he win the election.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Donald Trump, education policy, Gerard Robinson, Williamson Evers

Gary Johnson: Let’s Get Rid of the Department of Education

July 28, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Gary Johnson

Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson as the Libertarian candidate for President unsurprisingly wants to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards, Federalized Education Tagged With: Common Core, education policy, federal role in education, Gary Johnson, U.S. Department of Education

Common Core Reduces Juvenile Crime?

July 18, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

I was shocked yesterday when I came across news that the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police came out in support of the Common Core State Standards.  Why in the world would police officers inject themselves into an education policy debate? I smell Gates money. TimesNews.net reports: According to a report released at the press […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, education policy, juvenile crime, Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police

Should High Schoolers Be Required to Read Executive Order 13423?

December 7, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

Ezra Klein asks this at WashPo’s Wonkblog: Top story: Are we getting smart on education policy? Common core standards become a lightning rod. ”The Common Core State Standards in English, which have been adopted in 46 states and the District, call for public schools to ramp up nonfiction so that by 12th grade students will […]

Filed Under: CCSS Content Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, education policy, Executive Order 13423, Ezra Klein

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