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Victor Skinner EAGnews.org 9/2/2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal have a message for Big Government: stop meddling in local education decisions. “As a U.S. Senator, I’ve seen the federal government make a mess of everything it touches,” Lee, a Republican from Utah, wrote in a recent email sent […] September 2nd, 2014 | Tags: 'Race to the Top', "Common Core of State Standards Initiative Project", Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Mike Lee | Category: Department of Education, Education, federal funding, History, Louisiana, Progressives | Comments are closed
Maria Santos The Washington Free Beacon 8/27/2014 Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R.) filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over Common Core Wednesday, arguing that the government’s role in pushing the standards on states threatened states’ rights and abused federal funds. Although proponents of the standards depict them as “a state-led effort,” states adopted the […] August 27th, 2014 | Tags: 'Race to the Top', "Common Core of State Standards Initiative Project", Anne Hyslop, Diane Ravitch, Gov. Bobby Jindal, law suits | Category: Department of Education, Education, federal funding, Louisiana, Politics | Comments are closed
‘They thought people would be sheep and roll over, but it hasn’t turned out that way’
New York City families protest Common Core (Photo: WNYC)
Karen VanTil Gushta WorldNetDaily 3/2/2014 Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of stories about Common Core, the controversial new educational agenda aimed […] March 2nd, 2014 | Tags: 'Race to the Top', "Common Core of State Standards Initiative Project", “Learning Opportunities Created at the Local Level Act”, Bill Gates, Google, Gov. Mike Pence, Gov. Rick Perry, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, S.B. 1974, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Sen. Pat Roberts | Category: Congress, Department of Education, Education, Employment, legislation, Texas | Comments are closed
Penny Starr CNSNews 2/3/2014 In addressing criticism of the Common Core national education standards, a panelist at the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal think tank, said critics were a “tiny minority” who opposed standards altogether, which was unfair because “the children belong to all of us.” The CAP was founded by John Podesta, […] February 3rd, 2014 | Tags: 'Race to the Top', "Common Core of State Standards Initiative Project", "Organizing for Action", Access to Rigor Campaign, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Center for American Progress, central planning, Christianity, David Coleman, Eric Schmidt, Erin McGoldrick, freedom, John Stossel, Latinos, Nate Silver, Organizing for America, Paul Reville, Student Data Accessibility, Telos Group | Category: Barack Obama, Education, George Soros, Marxism, Massachusetts, Michelle Obama, Progressives, religion | Comments are closed
Ben Velderman EAGnews.org 9/24/2013 It looks like Louisiana lawmakers will get another chance early next year to withdraw the Pelican State from the latest education fad, known as Common Core. State Rep. Cameron Henry, a Republican, announced Monday “he will file legislation before the 2014 legislative session urging Gov. Bobby Jindal to halt implementation (of […] September 24th, 2013 | Tags: 'Race to the Top', "Common Core of State Standards Initiative Project", Bill Gates, crony capitalism, Gov. Bobby Jindal, Gov. Rick Scott, Jeb Bush, No Child Left Behind, Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), Robert Small, standardized tests | Category: Barack Obama, Department of Education, Education, Florida, Glenn Beck, Louisiana, Maryland | Comments are closed
Dr. Susan Berry Breitbart.com Big Government 14 Aug 2013 States are receiving hundreds of millions of dollars in “discretionary spending,” to fund universal preschool, Barack Obama’s new pet project. Caitlin Emma at Politico writes that the states are receiving the cash even though “Congress hasn’t seriously considered paying for President Barack Obama’s universal preschool proposal.” […] August 14th, 2013 | Tags: 'Race to the Top', "Common Core of State Standards Initiative Project", Jacqueline Jones, Libby Doggett, Office of Early Learning, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Separation of Powers, universal preschool | Category: Barack Obama, Congress, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, federal funding, Politics, Progressives, States | Comments are closed
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