If Congress… may establish teachers in every State, county, and parish, and pay them out of the public Treasury; they may take into their own hands the education of children establishing in like manner schools throughout the Union… I would
The Daily Beast is using the same guilt by association tactics the media refused to employ with Rev. Jeremiah Wright during the 2008 presidential election in order to attack the Duggars. Who are the Duggars? They are the stars of
A group of Ohio grassroots activists who want the Common Core standards repealed in their state is taking the issue to their legislators and letting them know that if they want to be re-elected, they must commit to repealing the
Protesters at Cliven Bundy’s ranch in Nevada faced off with federal agents this past weekend, sending the message that overreaching government power can be resisted. You’ve seen the news: A video showing the protestors at the Bundy ranch taking on federal
Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) of Louisiana says that he wants to withdraw his state from its Common Core Standards test consortium if the state legislature fails to do so on its own. As Nola.com reports, eight members of the Louisiana
AUSTIN, TEXAS–The role of the federal government in education was the main focus when former George W. Bush Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and California congressman George Miller (D-Concord) sat down for a chat with moderator Bob Scheiffer, CBS-TV “Face the Nation” fixture on
As an object lesson in how difficult the political climate has become for opponents of Common Core, the laborious journey taken by Georgia State Senator William Ligon to the state’s current position on educational standards is worth delving into. Common
The Peabody School Committee has called for the investigation of a Massachusetts education commissioner who simultaneously serves as national chair of PARCC, one of the Common Core testing consortia. The committee calls the dual role a conflict of interest. Mitchell
Education issues like public school board takeovers by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), out-of-state charter dollars pouring into Texas and or the conundrum of whether to remain an independent school district or opt-out into home rule charter strain the Texas
The controversy surrounding the Common Core centralized academic standards is no longer limited to the standards and associated tests themselves. It is now extending to how some school districts, particularly in New York State, are handling children whose parents have
The progressive march to the future is destroying America. What the Democrats and the progressives are doing behind the scenes is a more frightening and unjustified power grab than Putin’s on the Ukraine. I have been silent the last couple
The Colbert ReportGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Colbert Report on Facebook On Comedy Central’s Tuesday broadcast of “The Colbert Report,” anchor Stephen Colbert mocked those who are wise to liberal indoctrination in school textbooks and classes, but
An elite Washington education policy group has conducted an anonymous survey of influential education insiders to provide strategic support to stakeholders in the current Common Core debate. Whiteboard Advisors state their April 2014 survey contains the views of unidentified education
Potential 2016 presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said that he was “totally committed” to pushing for the Common Core, even in the face of increasing resistance from conservatives and liberals who are coalescing against it. Speaking to
In a recent interview with the Tampa Bay Times at the U.S. Capitol, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb. Bush (R) is “the smartest guy I know on education.” McCain reportedly told the Times that he spoke with the
If you were to pick up a newspaper anywhere in California, you would think that the 2014 race for governor was over and decided. You would think that Jerry Brown had begun serving his thirteenth year as governor of a
Some local school districts in the United States are making the decision to abandon the Common Core standards and the associated testing, choosing instead higher-level learning standards and curricula, then sharing these with other school districts. As Loren Heal observes
As Breitbart News anticipated on March 29, Common Core champion the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released what was described to be a “mini-documentary” that would “provide the pro-Common Core side” in response to the Home School Legal Defense Association’s
On April 1, Texans for Greg Abbott released “Spending, Not Solutions,” a web ad highlighting the runaway spending in Sen. Wendy Davis’ proposed education plan for Texas. Not that anything has changed since Breitbart Texas reported on Davis’ pricy pre-kindergarten
The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) released Monday its documentary titled Building the Machine, a film that explores the Common Core State Standards and their impact on the American education system. On Monday as well, the pro-Common Core Thomas
Speaking before the Patriots Rally for Freedom event held in March in Martindale, Texas, Alice Linahan, a self-described “Ticked-Off Mom” and co-founder of the Women on the Wall organization discussed how liberals in education are involved in “dumbing down our
Card-carrying Red Sox fan Bill de Blasio was booed twice while throwing the first pitch during a Mets game today. The mayor, who has become increasingly unpopular thanks to far-left education and tax policies, took the booing in stride while
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino (R), who hopes to unseat New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), announced Monday that he and his wife will opt out their two children in public school from the Common Core-aligned assessments. “Tomorrow, hundreds
The New Hampshire House of Representatives shelved all five bills that would have scaled back the state’s Common Core policies late in March, signaling that Common Core is here to stay in the Granite State, at least for now. Announcing
On Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 from 7PM to 10PM, host Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon will discuss the failing Obamacare law before the original March 31 signup deadline, the battle over Common Core, immigration and the problems at
