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Will Indiana Adopt Federalized School Discipline Plans?

March 12, 2018 By Erin Tuttle

Erin Tuttle: Considering the evidence showing the discipline policies pushed by the U.S. Department of Education’s federal guidance makes schools less safe and even dangerous, why would Indiana legislators even consider adopting HB 1421?

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Federalized Education Tagged With: 2018 Bills, Betsy DeVos, Broward County Public Schools, HB 1421, indiana, Manhattan Institute, Marco Rubio, school discipline, school shootings, U.S. Department of Education

Skipping Down the Bipartisan Path Toward Big Data

March 16, 2017 By Jane Robbins

Jane Robbins: Congressional Republicans are skipping down the bipartisan path yet again on the issue of Big Data and lifetime citizen surveillance.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: American Statistical Association, Big Data, data security, Higher Education Act, Marco Rubio, Patty Murray, Paul Ryan, personally identifiable information, privacy, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act, U.S. Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking, U.S. Department of Education, unit-record system

Common Core Led to Jeb Bush’s Downfall

February 22, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Emmett McGroarty of American Principles Project says that support for the Common Core State Standards led to Jeb Bush’s inability to attract voters.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Emmett McGroarty, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, South Carolina Primary, Ted Cruz

Common Core Advocates Biggest Losers in Iowa

February 2, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

2016 Iowa Caucus winner Ted Cruz in New Hampton, IA on 1/23/16. Photo credit: Dave Davidson (Prezography.com)

The results of the Iowa Caucuses show that some of the biggest losers in the Iowa are Republicans who advocated for the Common Core State Standards.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Common Core, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz

Both Rubio and Christie’s Common Core Records Need Work

January 15, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) attacked New Jersey Governor Chris Christie over his support of Common Core, but his own record needs help.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Chris Christie, Common Core State Standards, GOP Debate, Marco Rubio, PARCC

U.S. Senate Sends ESEA Reauthorization to Obama

December 9, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

the U.S. Senate voted in favor – 85 to 12 – to pass the Every Student Achieves Act, the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that replaces No Child Left Behind.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Ben Sasse, Common Core, David Vitter, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA Reauthorization, James Risch, Jeff Flake, Jerry Moran, Lindsey G, Marco Rubio, Michael Crapo, Mike Lee, No Child Left Behind, Rand Paul, Richard Shelby, Roy Blunt, Steve Daines, Ted Cruz, Tim Scott

ESEA Reauthorization Conference Report Advances to Final Vote in the Senate

December 8, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The ESEA reauthorization conference report, S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) advanced in the U.S. Senate on a 84 to 12 cloture vote.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Ben Sasse, Bernie Sanders, Common Core, David Vitter, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA Reauthorization, James Risch, Jerry Moran, Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Michael Crapo, Mike Lee, parental opt out, Patty Murray, Rand Paul, Richard Shelby, Roy Blunt, Steve Daines, Ted Cruz, Tim Scott

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

Marco Rubio in Nevada: We Don’t Need a Department of Education

September 3, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

GOP presidential candidate U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) on the campaign trail in Nevada: “I honestly think we don’t need a Department of Education.”

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Federalized Education Tagged With: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Marco Rubio, public K-12 education, U.S. Department of Education

Ted Cruz, Rand Paul Receive an A – on Common Core Report Card

August 19, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

ThePulse2016, American Principles in Action, and Cornerstone Policy Research released a Common Core score card of the major GOP presidential candidates.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Common Core State Standards, data collections, Donald Trump, George Pataki, Jeb Bush, Jim Gilmore, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz

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