While in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) made a few comments about the federal governments role in education.
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul Receive an A – on Common Core Report Card
ThePulse2016, American Principles in Action, and Cornerstone Policy Research released a Common Core score card of the major GOP presidential candidates.
Rick Santorum Discusses Common Core
Former U.S. Senator and prospective 2016 candidate Rick Santorum met with a group of state legislators in Iowa and discussed education, his opposition to Common Core, and how those standards will not fix failing schools. You can watch the video of his remarks here or below: Transcription: This also goes with the issue of Common […]
Who Discussed Common Core at Iowa Caucus Kickoff?
I have a piece up at Caffeinated Thoughts that highlights what five prospective candidates for the Republican nomination for President had to say about Common Core. Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Donald Trump, Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee all were at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines, IA on Saturday, and they discussed Common Core […]
Rick Santorum Joins Fight Against Common Core
Former U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum joined the fight against Common Core. Yesterday through his 501(c)4 organization, Patriot Voices, he sent the following email: It is clear that our country’s education system is not working. Even those who created Common Core agree that our public education system is flawed, but the problem is […]
Rick Santorum Opposes and Would Repeal Race to The Top
In an interview I had with former Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) on Monday we talked specifically about Race to the Top and the Common Core State Standards. He said that he opposes and would repeal all of the Obama education executive orders, including Race to the Top. You can watch the entire interview here.
Rick Santorum Answers Education Question in Creston, IA
Eric Goranson of American Principles in Action’s Preserve Innocence Initiative was able to ask former Senator Rick Santorum his thoughts on the gold standard and the federal takeover of education during a Tea Party Bus Tour stop in Creston, IA. You can find it at the 1:45 mark. He seems to be talking around the […]
Candidates on Education: Rick Santorum
Back in February I had the opportunity to interview Rick Santorum for Caffeinated Thoughts. I asked him about what the Federal role in education should be and here is the transcript of that section of our interview: SVH: “What role, if any, should the federal government have in education?” Santorum: “Limited… I’m of the belief […]