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Jeb Bush Announces He's 'Actively Exploring' 2016 Run

Jeb Bush Announces He's 'Actively Exploring' 2016 Run

On Tuesday, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush announced that he will be “actively exploring” a run for the presidency.  Bush made the announcement in a Facebook note the morning after he keynoted the University of South Carolina’s commencement ceremony in

Six Reasons Conservatives Oppose Jeb

Six Reasons Conservatives Oppose Jeb

On Tuesday, former Florida governor Jeb Bush announced via Facebook that he would “actively explore” a presidential run – in other words, Bush announced that he would be entering the 2016 primary sweepstakes. His early jump effectively bars the candidacies

Texas Gets $30M Pre-K Consolation Prize From Feds

Texas Gets $30M Pre-K Consolation Prize From Feds

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell jointly announced on Wednesday, December 10 that 18 states were awarded preschool development and expansion grants totaling more than $226 million under the Preschool Development

Jindal: Common Core Was Bait and Switch, Like ObamaCare

Jindal: Common Core Was Bait and Switch, Like ObamaCare

On “Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace,” Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) said the Common Core program was a a “bait and switch” just like ObamaCare. “Common Core was never supposed to be a top-down government-run approach,” Jindal said. “I’ve never

Texas Teacher Survey Has Ties to Education Progressives

Texas Teacher Survey Has Ties to Education Progressives

Last Spring, Breitbart Texas reported on a new teacher climate survey pushed through the 83rd legislative session called “Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning” or TELL Texas. In August, Texas Education Agency (TEA) statistics revealed that only about 20 percent of

Scandal: FBI Seize LAUSD iPad Technology Documents

Scandal: FBI Seize LAUSD iPad Technology Documents

In a surprise visit to Los Angeles Unified School District’s offices, Tuesday FBI agents seized 20 boxes of documents in response to a federal grand jury subpoena regarding possible contract fraud involving a $1.3 billion Common Core iPad technology project.