Homeschooling Interest Climbs as Schools Weigh Closures Due to Coronavirus
Education observers say a rise in interest in homeschooling due to the coronavirus could spark a new way to think about educating children.
Neal McCluskey
College-Level Writing Teacher Urges Bill Gates to ‘Please, Please’ Stay Away from Higher Ed
A college-level writing teacher urges Common Core financier Bill Gates to “please, please” stay away from the world of higher education.
Betsy DeVos Unveils Federalized School Choice Plan
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos unveiled a plan Thursday that would provide $5 billion to federalize school choice by setting up a nationwide federal tax-credit scholarship program.
Conservative Activists: ‘Great Risk’ in Federalizing School Choice
Conservative parents and education activists are expressing alarm over ostensibly well-intentioned school choice legislation that seeks to ensure families of children in private schools, religious schools, and homeschools receive the same tax advantages as those of public school children.
Author: Common Core ‘Worst Large-Scale Educational Failure in 40 Years’
An author of a study that examined the effects of the Common Core State Standards on school choice says the Obama-era K-12 school reform is the “worst large-scale educational failure in 40 years.”
After Common Core: Achievement Gap Widens in U.S. as Lowest Performing Students Drop Further in Reading
The scores of United States fourth graders dropped on an international measure of reading skills – with those of the lowest-performing students declining the most – following years of the implementation of Common Core.
Donald Trump Can Make Good on His Pledge To End Common Core
While on the campaign trail, the president-elect described Common Core as a “disaster,” and said that the federal government should leave education to states and local school districts.
Republican Platform: The Constitution Gives Federal Government ‘No Role in Education’
The Republican platform affirms the primary role of parents as educators in a child’s life, and supports a constitutional amendment to protect the right of parents to direct their children’s education from the overreach of federal and state governments and from potential international intruders such as the United Nations. It also upholds “parent-driven accountability at every stage of schooling,” and recognizes the value of local control of education.
Politico: Common Core ‘Won the War’
Politico has issued a notice to GOP 2016 contenders: “Common Core has won the war.”
Common Core Support Plummets…Again
The annual Education Next poll on school reform has been released, and the results are not good for the Common Core initiative, which seems to abide by the philosophy that the more Americans know about it, the more they do not like it.
