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Pioneer Institute Study: Massachusetts “Eviscerates” Its K-12 History Standards

June 21, 2018 By truthinamed

The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education should reject a proposed rewrite of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework in its entirety and immediately restore the state’s 2003 framework

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: American Principles Project, David Randall, Jane Robbins, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework, National Association of Scholars, Pioneer Institute, white paper, Will Fitzhugh

Video: How Corporations and Big Government Collaborate

May 2, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The Heritage Foundation this morning hosted a panel discussion with Emmett McGroarty and Jane Robbins with American Principles Project and Erin Tuttle with Hoosiers Against Common Core to discuss their book Deconstructing the Administrative State: The Fight for Liberty.  

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: American Principles Project, Big Business, Common Core, Deconstructing the Administrative State, Emmett McGroarty, Erin Tuttle, Hoosiers Against Common Core, Jane Robbins, The Heritage Foundation, workforce development

Five Problems with Massachusetts’ Draft History and Social Science Curriculum Framework

March 29, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The January 2018 Public Comment Draft of the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework (2018 Revision) follows in the footsteps of other recent revisions of the Science, English Language Arts and mathematics standards. The proposed framework eviscerates the 2003 framework.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: David Randall, History Standards, Jane Robbins, Massachusetts, Social Studies Standards, Will Fitzbaugh

Jane Robbins Testifies to House Committee on Education & the Workforce

January 30, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Jane Robbins, a senior fellow with American Principles Project, was one of four witnesses to testify during the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s hearing on Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Future of Education.

Filed Under: Federalized Education, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: American Principles Project, Brett Guthrie, Casey Wright, College Transparency Act, education data, Evidence-Based Policymaking, Glenn Grothman, Glenn Thompson, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Jane Robbins, Lloyd Smucker, Neal Franklin, Paul Mitchell, Paul Ohm, Rick Allen, Student Privacy, Tom Garrett, Virginia Foxx

Three Observations About Betsy DeVos’ Speech at AEI

January 17, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at AEI Conference on 1/16/18.

Shane Vander Hart makes three observations about U.S. Secretary Betsy DeVos’ speech at the American Enterprise Institute event, Bush-Obama school reform: lessons learned, on January 16, 2018.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education Reform, Federalized Education Tagged With: American Enterprise Institute, Common Core State Standards, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Every Student Succeeds Act, Jane Robbins, personalized learning

(Video) Jane Robbins: What is FEPA?

January 15, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Jane Robbins, a senior fellow at American Principles Project, recorded this short video for Red Kudzu explaining what the Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (S. 2046) is and what it will do if passed by the U.S. Senate.

Filed Under: Federalized Education, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: American Principles Project, Claire McCaskill, Doug Jones, FEPA, Gary Peters, Heidi Heitkamp, James Lankford, Jane Robbins, John Hoeven, John McCain, Kamala Harris, Margaret Hassan, Michael Enzi, Rand Paul, Rob Portman, Ron Johnson, S. 2046, Steve Daines, The Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, Thomas Carper, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Massachusetts’ New Standards Are Still Inferior to Pre-2010 Standards

December 14, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Pioneer Institute released a report co-written by Mark Bauerlein, R. James Milgram, and Jane Robbins that reviews Massachusetts new academic standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core ELA, Common Core Math, Common Core State Standards, Jane Robbins, Mark Bauerlein, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Academic Standards, Pioneer Institute, R. James Milgram, Whitepapers

Study Finds Common Core Incompatible With Catholic Education

October 12, 2016 By truthinamed

New paper outlines “fundamental and profound differences” between goals of the Common Core State Standards and the goals of Catholic education.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: American Principles Project, Anthony Esolen, Catholic education, Common Core State Standards, Dan Guernsey, Jane Robbins, Kevin Ryan, Pioneer Institute, white paper

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

Michigan on the Verge of Repealing Common Core

May 25, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The Michigan Legislature is on the verge of passing what is poised to be the strongest anti-Common Core bill to date, but progress seems to be stalled.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Bills, American Principles Project, Common Core State Standards, Gary Glenn, HB 5444, Jane Robbins, Michigan, Michigan House, Michigan Senate, Pat Colebeck, SB 826

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