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Common Core: A Serious Problem for Governors in 2016

December 18, 2015 By Jane Robbins

Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard has drawn the connection between a governor’s support of Common Core and his political fortunes.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: 2016 elections, Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie, Common Core State Standards, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Rick Perry, Scott Walker

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

Rick Perry Makes Common Core a Campaign Issue in North Carolina

October 28, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Texas Governor Rick Perry was in North Carolina stumping for North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis the Republican running against U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC). The News Observer reports: Perry also had high praise for Tillis, the marquee candidate at the rally. “He will go to Washington, D.C., and do everything he can to dismantle […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Jeb Bush, Pat McCrory, Race to the Top, Rick Perry, Thom Tillis

Rick Perry Talks Common Core, Race to the Top

August 13, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

I spoke with Texas Governor Rick Perry when he was at a business roundtable in Altoona, IA on Monday.  I asked him about Common Core and Race to the Top.  Perry was one of only two governors at the time to reject Race the Top funds (former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the other). “It’s […]

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Race to the Top, Rick Perry

Common Core at #CPAC2014

March 7, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Common Core, as an issue, has been largely absent from CPAC – at least in the Potomac Ballroom.  Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) discussed it during a bloggers briefing when I asked him about the silence at the conference yesterday.  Today, Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) came closest when he said the Constitution doesn’t give the right […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: #CPAC2014, Common Core State Standards, CPAC, Jim Stergios, Lindsey Burke, Rick Perry, Robert Enlow, Ted Cruz

#CPAC2014 Tweetfest #StopCommonCore Addition

March 6, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Via American Principles in Action’s FightCommonCore.com: Join us TODAY and in coming days to flood CPAC and the political leaders who will be presenting to join the fight against Common Core. CPAC is one of the largest gatherings of American conservatives, so this is an IMPORTANT opportunity for us to get the truth out to […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: #CPAC2014, #StopCommonCore, American Principles in Action, Bobby Jindal, CPAC, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry, Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz

Texas Bans Common Core

June 17, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Texas Governor Rick Perry signed HB 462 on Friday effectively banning the Common Core State Standards from the state.  You may remember this passed the Texas House overwhelmingly on a 140-2 vote.  It passed the Texas Senate on May 21.  An amended version was approved by the Texas House on May 23.  It was sent […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, HB 462, Rick Perry, Texas House, Texas Senate

Texas House Makes It Clear: NO Common Core HERE!

May 7, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

The Texas House of Representatives voted 140-2 to pass language prohibiting Texas from participating in the Common Core State Standards.  Only two votes against it.  Incredible.  The bill, HB 462, was sponsored by State Representative Dan Huberty (R-Kingwood). Here’s the relevant language in the bill: (b-1) In this section, “common core state standards” means the […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, HB 462, Mark Strama, Rafael Anchia, Rick Perry, Texas House

Let School Districts Decide

November 30, 2012 By Shane Vander Hart

A Governor who believes local control is important – what a novel concept! From The Texas Tribune: Gov. Rick Perry is expressing his support for letting school districts themselves choose whether to implement a rule that requires new state assessments to count for 15 percent of high school students’ final grades. In a written statement […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Dan Patrick, end of class assessments, Michael Williams, Rick Perry, Texas Education Agency

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