Shane Vander Hart: There are legitimate concerns about and arguments to be made over school choice, but Katherine Stewart’s argument isn’t one of those.
Evan McMullin: Eliminate Federal Common Core Mandates
New independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin says local control, expanded opportunity and a return to fundamentals are vital to reforming education.
Jeb Bush’s Crucial Miscalculation
Rick Hess of American Enterprise Institute penned an op/ed today in National Review. He asked if the Common Core could be Jeb Bush’s Romneycare. In short – yes, and it will probably tank his ability to win the Republican nomination should he run for President. Hess writes about Bush’s crucial miscalculation: So what’s gone wrong? […]
The Real Truth About the Common Core State Standards
Wisconsin legislators invited Kathleen Porter-Magee of the Fordham Institute to testify before a joint committee on education about Common Core Standards. She also wrote “The Truth about Common Core” for National Review online. Ms. Porter-Magee’s testimony and article lack a basic understanding of the reasons that tax payers are opposed to Common Core. A most […]
Why Conservatives Object to the Common Core
Kathleen Porter-Magee & Sol Stern ask in the subheading of their National Review article defending the Common Core State Standards ask “why are prominent conservatives criticizing a set of rigorous educational standards?” There are others who have provided direct rebuttals. I want to answer their primary question. While I’m not a “prominent conservative,” I am […]
Stanley Kurtz: Centralized Control of Curriculum Leads to Tyranny
Stanley Kurtz writing at National Review noted that parents are starting to wake up over the push for a national curriculum: Why does President Obama want your child to read “Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management” in school? It’s not the business of a president to shape your local school’s reading […]