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Federal Influence on State and Local School-Discipline Policies

March 8, 2018 By Jane Robbins and Erin Tuttle

Jane Robbins and Erin Tuttle: Federal interference in state and local policy is harmful and unacceptable in all circumstances, usually for reasons of polity and liberty. But in the case of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, it appears it contributed to something even worse.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: federal involvement in education, Florida, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, school disciple, school shootings

Support for Common Core Plummets with Parents of School-Aged Kids

June 26, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Rasmussen just released a poll taken June 21-22 of 1000 Americans that shows support for Common Core is plummeting among parents with school-aged children. They found that just 34% of adults with children in elementary or secondary school favor all schools nationwide to meet the Common Core State Standards.  That is a drop of 18% […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, federal involvement in education, Rasmussen Polls, standardized testing

A Good First Step in Iowa

October 17, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad is one of several Republican governors who has attempted to alleviate concerns about the Common Core State Standards through executive order.  Yesterday he signed executive order 83 which reads: WHEREAS, the Iowa Constitution encourages a strong educational foundation by providing that, “[t]he General Assembly shall encourage, by all suitable means, the […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Executive Order 83, federal involvement in education, Iowa Core, Iowa Department of Education, Terry Branstad

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"The more any quantitative social indicator is used for social decision-making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor."

- Donald Campbell

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