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(Video) Jane Robbins: What is FEPA?

January 15, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Jane Robbins, a senior fellow at American Principles Project, recorded this short video for Red Kudzu explaining what the Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (S. 2046) is and what it will do if passed by the U.S. Senate.

Filed Under: Federalized Education, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: American Principles Project, Claire McCaskill, Doug Jones, FEPA, Gary Peters, Heidi Heitkamp, James Lankford, Jane Robbins, John Hoeven, John McCain, Kamala Harris, Margaret Hassan, Michael Enzi, Rand Paul, Rob Portman, Ron Johnson, S. 2046, Steve Daines, The Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, Thomas Carper, U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Tracking FEPA in the U.S. Senate

November 20, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Foundations of Evidence-Based Policymaking (S. 2046) was referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Filed Under: Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: Claire McCaskill, Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, Gary Peters, Heidi Heitkamp, James Lankford, John Hoeven, John McCain, Jon Tester, Kamala Harris, Margaret Hassan, Michael Envi, Patty Murray, Rand Paul, Rob Portman, Ron Johnson, S. 2046, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Steve Daines, Tom Carper, U.S. Senate

Federal Education Bills That Return Local and State Control

February 4, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

There are three bills, two in the U.S. House and one in the U.S. Senate that are preferable to the ESEA reauthorization bill currently being considered.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Federalized Education Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Common Core State Standards, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, H.R. 121, H.R. 524, Jim Inhofe, Joe Wilson, Local Control of Education Act, Local Education Authority Returns Now Act, LOCAL Level Act, NCLB Reauthorization, Pat Roberts, Rob Portman, Scott Garrett, Shelley Moore Capito

Roberts Introduces LOCAL Level Act

January 21, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The bill forbids the federal government from intervening in a state’s education standards, curricula, and assessments through grants, waivers & other means.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Federalized Education Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Jim Inhofe, Learning Opportunities Created At The Local Level Act, LOCAL Level Act, Pat Roberts, Rob Portman, U.S. Senate

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