There Are No Silver Bullets
When it comes to improving education whether we are talking student achievement outcomes or school improvement there are not silver bullets.
Tag: federalism
Utah Legislature Calls for Abolishment of U.S. Department of Education
The Utah Legislature passed a resolution calling for the repeal of mandates within ESEA and the abolishment of the U.S. Department of Education.
Evan McMullin: Eliminate Federal Common Core Mandates
New independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin says local control, expanded opportunity and a return to fundamentals are vital to reforming education.
Feds Bypass States to Get Local Districts to Sign “Future Ready District Pledge”
Missouri Education Watchdog first reported today that the U.S. Department of Education has sent out a letter to Superintendents of local school
Debunking Misconceptions: “The Common Core is State-Led”
I thought that I would start a series on common misconceptions related to the Common Core State Standards. I don’t know how
Is Education a Massive Failure of Federalism?
Michael Gerson, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, complained in his op/ed in The Washington Post about the Obama Administration’s
And Mitt Romney’s Education Plan Receives a D
By our own Shane Vander Hart While there are some encouraging aspects to Governor Romney’s plan and I can point to specific
Local Control Doesn’t Have to Be Sacrificed for School Choice
The Hoover Institution’s Koret Task Force on K-12 Education released a white paper this week entitled “Choice and Federalism: Defining the Federal
ALEC Education Task Force Approves Anti-Common Core Model Legislation
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) met last week in Scottsdale, AZ. They are an organization whose mission is “to advance the
Tom Pauken on the Decentralization of Discretionary Spending
Tom Pauken, author of Bringing America Home and chair of the Texas Workforce Commission, discussed the decentralization of discretionary spending during a