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New Jersey Legislature Unveils Plan to Eliminate Hundreds of School Districts

August 13, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The New Jersey Legislative leaders unveiled a plan that would eliminate hundreds of school districts which will erode local control of public education.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: local control in education, New Jersey, New Jersey Legislature, public education, school district consoldation

Common Core and the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Race

September 19, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Where does Elise Arntzen and Melissa Romano, candidates in Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction race, land on ridding the state of Common Core?

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Billings Gazette, Common Core State Standards, Elsie Arntzen, Every Student Succeeds Act, local control in education, Melissa Romano, Montana, Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction race

Important Education Bills Before Arizona Legislature

February 3, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Arizona Parents and Activists please be aware of bills that would return local control over testing and strip power away from your elected superintendent.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Bills, Arizona, Diane Douglas, HB 2544, local control in education, SB 1321, SB 1416

Marco Rubio: We Don’t Need Common Core or a Department of Education

November 25, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) gave a direct answers about what a federal role in K-12 education should look like at the 2015 Presidential Family Forum in Des Moines, IA.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education Tagged With: Common Core, K-12 education, local control in education, Marco Rubio, U.S. Department of Education

Montana Joins Common Core Fight

February 17, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Montana House Education Committee will consider four different bills related to the Common Core State Standards on Wednesday, 2/18/15 at 3:00p (MST).

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2015 Bills, Common Core State Standards, Debra Lamm, HB 376, HB 377, HB 501, HB 521, local control in education, Montana, Montana House of Representatives

Feds Bypass States to Get Local Districts to Sign “Future Ready District Pledge”

September 18, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Missouri Education Watchdog first reported today that the U.S. Department of Education has sent out a letter to Superintendents of local school districts explaining their “future ready district pledge.” You can find the letter here and I also have the text below: Dear Superintendent, As one of more than 16,000 superintendents leading school districts across […]

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: Anne Gassel, federalism, Future Ready District Pledge, local control in education, Missouri Education Watchdog, U.S. Department of Education

MA School Superintendent: We are at a pivotal juncture in this country with respect to education

April 7, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

This piece from Todd Gazda, the superintendent of Ludlow Public Schools in Massachusetts,  is worth sharing here.  I wish more superintendents would speak up like this.  Here is an excerpt: We are at a pivotal juncture in this country with respect to education. Over the past decade, we have seen a dramatic escalation in the […]

Filed Under: Federalized Education Tagged With: David Tyack, local control in education, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Massachusetts Department of Education, Todd Gazda, Tom Scott, U.S. Department of Education

Sandra Stotsky: Local School Boards Must Take Action Now

March 25, 2014 By Sandra Stotsky

Local school boards must take action now. They still have the legal authority in every single state even if they are told they don’t, or think they don’t. They must, upon petition by parents asap, vote (1) to allow parents to opt-out their children from any Common Core-based test (pilot, field, or regular); (2) to […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, local control in education, Sandra Stotsky

Michigan House Passes Common Core Implementation with Local Opt-Out

September 27, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Here we see the problem inherent with a full-time legislature.  The Michigan House and Senate passed an omnibus bill that defunded the implementation of the Common Core State Standards.  Since the Legislature continues to be in session year-round; Common Core advocates yesterday were able to pass a resolution before the fiscal year started in October […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, local control in education, Michigan House of Representatives

A Republic of Republics: How Common Core Undermines State and Local Autonomy over K-12 Education

September 9, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

The Pioneer Institute in cooperation with American Principles Project and Pacific Research Institute released a white paper written by Robert Scott, the former Texas Commissioner of Education.  It is entitled “A Republic of Republics: How Common Core Undermines State and Local Autonomy over K-12 Education.”  The preface is by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Here is […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: American Principles Project, Common Core State Standards, local control in education, Pacific Research Institute, Pioneer Institute, Robert Scott

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