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Is American Government Rejecting Capitalism & Embracing a Managed Economy?

August 1, 2018 By Karen Effrem

Karen Effrem: Although Tucker and colleagues tout European education-workforce systems, none have produced or will produce American levels of freedom and prosperity.

Filed Under: Workforce Development Tagged With: Betsy DeVos, Carl Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, Common Core, Competency Based Education, Every Student Succeeds Act, Goals 2000, Hillary Clinton, Marc Tucker, Michael Chapman, Michele Bachmann, No Child Left Behind, personalized learning, Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports, School to Work, Smaller Learning Communities, Social-Emotional Learning, The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Labor, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

Hillary Clinton: Common Core is a Political Failure

October 10, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Hillary Clinton at the DNC Women's Leadership Forum in 2014. Photo credit: Karen Murphy

Wikileaks uncovered an excerpt of a private speech that Hillary Clinton gave in 2014 where she called Common Core a “political failure.”

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Wikileaks

Education and the First Presidential Debate

September 29, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

What was said about K-12 education during the first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton? Very little which is symbolic of the election itself.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education Tagged With: Donald Trump, Every Student Succeeds Act, Frederick Hess, Hillary Clinton, K-12 education

Act Now to Help Congress Protect the Hearts and Minds of Our Children

September 20, 2016 By Karen Effrem

Karen Effrem: The House Appropriations Committee took some very commendable action in with regard to the education budget in general and some important specifics.

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: data mining, Every Student Succeeds Act, Hal Rogers, Hillary Clinton, Institute for Education Sciences, Jane Robbins, Jeb Bush, Joy Pullmann, Marc Tucker, Mindset Profiling, Mitch McConnell, National Assessment for Educational Progress, Paul Ryan, Social-Emotional Learning, Thad Cochran

Hillary Clinton’s Vision for Early Childhood Education

July 28, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Hillary Clinton at the DNC Women's Leadership Forum in 2014. Photo credit: Karen Murphy

Hillary Clinton in her early childhood education plan wants to extend federal influence and control in preschools, day cares and even the home.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Federalized Education Tagged With: early childhood education, Head Start, Hillary Clinton, parental control

Tim Kaine Tried to Bring Common Core Into Virginia

July 27, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Hillary Clinton’s running mate, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), tried to bring the Common Core State Standards into Virginia when he was Governor.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Patricia Wright, Tim Kaine, Virginia Department of Education

Hillary Clinton: I’ve Always Supported National Standards

April 12, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Hillary Clinton at the DNC Women's Leadership Forum in 2014. Photo credit: Karen Murphy

Hillary Clinton in her interview with Newsday’s editorial board says that she supports Common Core, but believes the implementation has been a disaster.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Hillary Clinton, Newsday

The Three Amigos of Common Core (Cartoon)

August 6, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

A hat-tip to Karen Effrem of the Florida Stop Common Core Coalition who sent me this cartoon to share leading up to the first Republican presidential debate tonight. A picture is worth a thousand words isn’t it? So I won’t write any more.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, John Kasich

Hillary Clinton Defends Common Core

April 15, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Hillary Clinton broke her silence on the Common Core State Standards during an education roundtable discussion in Monticello, IA.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Hillary Clinton, Iowa Caucus, No Child Left Behind

Hillary Clinton and Common Core

April 13, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Hillary Clinton has declared she is running for President. Clinton has a checked past with education reform, but her position on Common Core is uncertain.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Hillary Clinton, Marc Tucker, No Child Left Behind

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