By Dr. Daniel B. Coupland On May 29th, 2009, Arne Duncan, the new Secretary of Education for the Obama Administration, gave a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. In the speech, he said, We want to raise the bar dramatically in terms of high standards. What we have had as a country, […]
Americans for Prosperity Blasts Common Core
I had a brief conversation with Tim Phillips of Americans for Prosperity Foundation about the Common Core at RightOnline in Las Vegas, but I don’t know if I’m the one who put it on their radar. The Common Core State Standards was the focus of their August 2012 “Need to Know” newsletter. I’m just glad […]
Branstad Looks to Place His Chips on Centralization of Education
Do you remember when Republicans used to be considered the party of local control? I don’t think they can accurately be portrayed that way anymore, at least not when you look at the leadership within the party. There has been a bipartisan assault at the federal level by former President George W. Bush with No […]
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 Role in Education.” I looked forward to reading what this conservative think tank based at Stanford University had to say. I was disappointed. While I applaud their ideas as they relate to school […]