Report: Obama Eager for More Unilateral Executive Actions in Second Term

Tony Lee Breitbart.com Big Government 24 Oct 2012

In a Newsweek article titled, “President Obama’s Executive Power Grab,” writers Andrew Romano and Daniel Klaidman write about the “Obama power play that could forever change the way Washington works” and how American could see more of it during a second term.

After the debate on Monday, […]

Obama’s Race to the Bottom: US Is Seizing School Power and Setting Lower Education Standards

Pajamas Media YouTube 3/28/2912

Dr. Bill Evers of the Hoover Institution discusses how the education is turning into a federal power grab that has profound effects for America’s children. While most advanced countries expect their children to learn algebra in the 8th grade, the federal government is setting a 9th grade standard. Is the […]

Obama Dept. of Ed aims at U.S. takeover

All schools–even parents at home–may be forced to teach government agenda

Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily 11/2/2011

An organization that monitors the U.S. government’s influence on education, and specifically on parents who choose to school their own children, is warning of a pending move in Washington that would result in “de facto national education standards.”

The measure […]

President offers states an opt-out from NCLB — in exchange for more federal control of education

Tina Korbe HotAir.com 9/23/2011

The president today announced his plan to allow states to opt out of the most onerous requirements of No Child Left Behind, the most sweeping and comprehensive education legislation in the country. What he didn’t mention is what states will have to give up to qualify for a waiver.

States will […]

Obama Administration Exempting Schools From Federal Law’s Testing Mandate

Donna Gordon Blankinship Associated Press via CNSNews.com 8/8/2011

(AP) – State and local education officials have been begging the federal government for relief from student testing mandates in the federal No Child Left Behind law, but school starts soon and Congress still hasn’t answered the call.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he will announce a […]

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