Karen Effrem: Although Tucker and colleagues tout European education-workforce systems, none have produced or will produce American levels of freedom and prosperity.
Bachmann Would Repeal All Federal Education Law
Oh that is music to my ears. In a phone interview I had with Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on Saturday she told me that not only would she repeal the Race to the Top program which has foisted common core state standards onto cash strapped states, but that she would work to repeal all education […]
Turning Off the Lights at the Federal Department of Education
From The Des Moines Register: “I want to close down the fed Department of Education, turn off lights, lock the doors and instead keep all that money in Iowa,” Bachmann said, to cheers. Bachmann said education concerns were what prompted her to enter politics in the first place, after she became concerned with the work […]
A Tale of Two Minnesotans
Below is a side by side contrast between the two prospective 2012 presidential candidates from Minnesota: Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) and former Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) on education. There is a similarity in their positions on parental choice in education, but with their positions regarding federal involvement in education… not so much. Michele Bachmann Is […]
Candidates on Education: Michele Bachmann
I was able to interview Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann on a couple of different occasions. She’ll be joining the bus tour on Saturday, June 25th. Back in March a significant part of my interview centered around education. You can watch the interview of the video and read the transcript of the education section below: Me: […]