U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released a parents’ guide to the Every Student Succeeds Act which contains some useful information if you ignore the propaganda.
Parents Group Calls on President Trump to Fire Betsy DeVos
U.S. Parents Involved in Education (USPIE) released an open letter to President Donald Trump urging him to fire Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
Education Policy: Where the Florida Gubernatorial Primary Candidates Stand
Karen Effrem provides a Common Core/FedEd/High Stakes Testing/Preschool comparison of the Florida gubernatorial primary for both parties.
Lesko Introduces Make Education Local Act
Congresswoman Debbie Lesko (R-Arizona) introduced the Make Education Local Act of 2018 that is an incremental step toward returning control back to states.
Is American Government Rejecting Capitalism & Embracing a Managed Economy?
Karen Effrem: Although Tucker and colleagues tout European education-workforce systems, none have produced or will produce American levels of freedom and prosperity.
More “Flexibility” From The Feds
Utah is the latest state to get slapped down when they asked the Feds, “Mother may I?” Their requests for flexibility under the Every Student Succeeds Act were denied.
Will Utah Fight for Parental Control After Feds Deny ESSA Opt-Out Waiver?
Jane Robbins: The clash in Utah is between parents’ inherent right to govern their children’s education and indeed protect them from harm, as explicitly protected by state law, and federal mandates. Guess which won?
Bill Gates Can’t Leave ESSA State Plans Alone Either
Since its passage in 2015, Bill Gates has poured millions into trying to influence state plans required under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Malkin’s Right: Silicon Valley’s-Beltway Ed Data Mining Has Been Ignored
Jane Robbins and Emmett McGroarty: The politicians vented their outrage about Facebook, Cambridge Analytica, censorship of conservative content, etc., but Michelle Malkin points out, “not a peep was heard about the Silicon Valley-Beltway theft ring purloining the personal information and browsing habits of millions of American schoolchildren.”
Common Core Is Very Much Alive
Nicholas Tampio: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos called the education standards known as the Common Core a “disaster” and proclaimed: “At the U.S. Department of Education, Common Core is dead.” The reality, however, is that the Common Core is still very much alive.
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