
Billionaire Paul Singer, who is endorsing Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), is a supporter of the Common Core standards and his foundation has been a donor to the heart of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s education empire: the Foundation for Excellence in Education.
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Nov 2015, 4:09 PM PST0

Newly-released documents indicate that the husband of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s presidential campaign manager participated with other Ohio Department of Education (ODE) staff in a coordinated effort to falsely inflate the evaluations of some charter school sponsors.
by Dr. Susan Berry5 Sep 2015, 8:11 AM PST0

It’s been a rough first week on the trail for Jeb Bush. First, protesters — from the left and the right — greeted Bush in New Hampshire. Then, opponents of the Common Core standards protested their state’s former governor in Tampa Friday at the Hillsborough County Republican Lincoln Day dinner.
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Jun 2015, 8:58 PM PST0

Potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush has made it clear that he will continue his support for the controversial Common Core standards initiative, despite the fact that the conservative base of the GOP is overwhelmingly opposed to it. His education foundation, in fact, is offering online courses for policy-makers focusing on how to promote the idea that the standards are necessary for national security, why data collection is essential, and how to win over parents, teachers, and citizens in the education reform conversation.
by Dr. Susan Berry27 Mar 2015, 10:26 PM PST0