Thanks To Testing Backlash, Virginia Drops U.S. History Tests Despite Horrific Public Ignorance
Complaints about testing are a direct consequence of three decades of Republican-driven emphasis on using tests as a centralized mechanism for controlling schools.
How Trump’s Executive Order Can Fix Ronald Reagan’s Education Failure
The Trump administration can better its odds of ending the monopolies at the root of widespread public dissatisfaction with schools and their indoctrination of American kids.
New Federal Education Law Enshrines ‘New Common Core’
Once again, the party of limited government helps expand it, this time in a new law that supposedly replaces No Child Left Behind and Common Core.
Speaker Ryan’s New ‘Transparent’ House Rushing 400-Page NCLB Bill
Congress will get two days to see what’s inside a 400-page bill remaking the nation’s largest education law.
‘Every Child Achieves’ Won’t Fix The Fed-Ed Farce
Bills to rewrite No Child Left Behind put Republicans in a bad political position and expand the federal role in education.
The Civil Disobedience Charles Murray Wants Has Already Arrived
Incidents like testing opt-outs and parent fury in Fairfax show people get Charles Murray’s point about refusing to comply with stupid regulations.
Why The Republican Party Doesn’t Need Mike Huckabee Right Now — Or Ever
Mike Huckabee’s cheap awe-shucks populism isn’t substantively different from the destructive class-conflict rhetoric so many on the Left like to peddle.
7 Exciting Education Reform Ideas Republicans Need To Try
Education reform debates such as the pending No Child Left Behind update are boring because the Right’s politicos accept the premise that government knows best.
Ted Cruz Gets Common Core Way Better Than ThinkProgress Does
Ted Cruz is basically right: The feds force-fed everyone Common Core.
A Unifying Reform Agenda For Congress
Republicans in Congress can unify their conference by showing the American people a bold agenda aimed at providing opportunity for all Americans, and favoritism to none.
Libertarian Populism Isn’t Really Libertarian Or Populist
Here’s the fundamental paradox of libertarian populism: the more libertarian it becomes, the less populist it is.
First Big Intra-Party Fight In Congress A Win For Conservatives
House leaders abruptly pulled a rewrite of No Child Left Behind after grassroots pressure peeled away enough conservative votes to deny it passage Friday.
How School Choice Could Come Back To Bite Republicans In The Butt
High-profile Republicans are embracing school choice, notably in the current fast-tracked No Child Left Behind rewrite, but in such a way as to anger their most politically effective constituents.
Americans Don’t Vote For Republicans To Be Governed By Democrats
Republicans should not squander two years they could have used to set up a contrast between themselves and Democrats for 2016.
7 Things Slick Politicians Will Say To Make You Think They Oppose Common Core
GOP 2016 hopefuls rush to pretend they’re both for and against Common Core at the same time.
These Lucky Parents Get To Control Their Kids’ State Education Money
Two states are pioneering the next generation of education innovation, with parents in the driver’s seat.
Bobby Jindal Pwns Other Governors On Common Core
Gov. Bobby Jindal has gone to war to oust the Common Core tests that extend the hand of the federal government directly into classrooms
Federalism Missing From Gov. Pence’s Medicaid Expansion
Mike Pence’s Medicaid expansion plan would devastate Indiana’s economy by shrinking the private sector and, in turn, eliminating jobs and lowering income.
Four Statist Policies Gov. Mike Pence Champions
As governor of Indiana, Mike Pence has switched his leadership style and political philosophy from government skeptic to technocratic Progressive.
The Federalist Debate: Pullman vs. Petrilli On Common Core
Michael Petrilli of the Fordham Institute and Joy Pullmann of the Heartland Institute debate Common Core.
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