U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos may have lost another opportunity to show education policy watchers from her own party that she understands what they have been fighting against with the Common Core standards for the past decade.
Parent and education activists say two bills introduced in Congress – one by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) – is likely to increase surveillance of American citizens without their consent and the likelihood of the creation of a comprehensive national database.
Republican presidential contender Carly Fiorina tells Breitbart News that conservatives know how to restore federalism. “Year after year, the federal government has continued to grow while the federal bureaucracy has continued to become more inept and more corrupt,” she said in an exclusive statement to Breitbart News.
School is in session for the Republican 2016 primary candidates, and their report card grades on how they live up to the principles of the Constitution when it comes to their views on education policy and the Common Core initiative
It’s been a rough first week on the trail for Jeb Bush. First, protesters — from the left and the right — greeted Bush in New Hampshire. Then, opponents of the Common Core standards protested their state’s former governor in Tampa Friday at the Hillsborough County Republican Lincoln Day dinner.
Republican leaders seem poised to resume attempts to convince the conservative base of their party that the bill will reduce federal involvement in education and return it to the states and localities.
Conservative leaders are frustrated with Gov. Scott Walker’s lack of commitment to full repeal of the Common Core standards. Here’s a full review of his tenure, and the steps he’s taken during those years.
Some “new” school standards in South Carolina look very similar to the Common Core standards parents would like to get rid of.
In a panel discussion at CPAC Thursday, American Principles in Action (APIA) education director Emmett McGroarty debunked pro-Common Core talking points and made the claim that a Republican presidential nominee who supports Common Core would essentially be “unelectable” against Hillary Clinton in the general election.