
“To be successful, we must take the federal bureaucracy out of education and concentrate on empowering the American people,” Carson pledges. “This is the only way that ‘We the People’ can have the kind of nation that was envisioned by our founders.”
by Alex Swoyer8 Jan 2016, 4:57 AM PST0

Adding to other disappointments for conservatives, the FY 2016 omnibus spending bill does not include reauthorization for the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP).
by Inez Feltscher20 Dec 2015, 8:42 AM PST0

When progressive U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis gave his now famous dissent in the landmark case New State Ice v Liebmann, he wrote, “It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous State may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory; and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.”
by Breitbart Texas18 Nov 2015, 9:09 AM PST0

House Speaker Representative John Boehner (R-OH) urged the renewal of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program by arguing, “If you have the resources, you already have school choice. You can send your child to whatever school you want. But if you’re
by Ian Hanchett24 Oct 2015, 9:03 AM PST0

During the GOP debate Thursday night, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush – who has individually and through his foundations been a champion of the federally funded Common Core standards – said he doesn’t believe the federal government should be involved
by Dr. Susan Berry6 Aug 2015, 9:40 PM PST0

On June 14, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) gave an impassioned speech about the need for school choice during the Senate debate on the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind.
by Jarrett Stepman15 Jul 2015, 8:19 AM PST0

President Obama declared “a person’s zip code shouldn’t decide their destiny” while promoting the administration’s Fair Housing Act push during Saturday’s Weekly Address Transcript as Follows: “Hi, everybody. It’s our job as citizens to make sure we keep pushing this
by Ian Hanchett11 Jul 2015, 5:52 AM PST0

Two prominent and often controversial fixtures affiliated with Texas public education announced back-to-back that they would not seek re-election when their terms end next year — Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock (R-Killeen), the state House Public Education Committee chair over the past two legislative sessions, and Thomas Ratliff (R-Mt. Pleasant), Vice Chair of the State Board of Education (SBOE).
by Merrill Hope4 Jun 2015, 6:40 AM PST0

The Republican-led Wisconsin State Legislature has been steadily working to include several school-choice-related measures in the 2015–17 biennial budget, and not everyone is happy about it.
by Justin Haskins29 May 2015, 2:50 PM PST0

The sobering reality that further entanglement with the Common Core standards and tests could come along with school vouchers is underscored by the fact that Common Core champions Bill Gates, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Jeb Bush are all major supporters as well of school voucher programs and charter schools.
by Dr. Susan Berry28 May 2015, 7:24 AM PST0

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came out fighting for school vouchers Monday at a national conference of education reform advocates, where Walker said vouchers are a “moral and economic imperative.”
by Dr. Susan Berry19 May 2015, 8:09 AM PST0

“Community schools” is not a widely-known term, but today representatives in the Texas State House will vote on House Bill 1891, entitled “Relating to Texas Community Schools” – legislation that would, if passed, fundamentally change the role of public education in students’ lives, in ways that conflict with Texas values.
by Merrill Hope13 May 2015, 8:28 AM PST0

President Obama said that his free community college program is a way to show “we believe in opportunity for all” during Saturday’s weekly address. Transcript as Follows: “Hi everybody. I’m speaking with you from the DC Public Library in Anacostia,
by Ian Hanchett2 May 2015, 7:08 AM PST0

Public charter school advocates from all across Texas convened on the south steps of the Capitol in Austin for a lunchtime rally on April 29, featuring an address by Governor Greg Abbott, plus a surprise visit from Lt. Governor Dan Patrick
by Merrill Hope30 Apr 2015, 6:28 AM PST0

The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 4 (SB 4), the tax credit scholarship bill that will allow low income and special needs families who are in failing public schools to get assistance to pay for private tuition. SB 4 was authored by State Senator Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) and passed with bipartisan support. The final vote of 18-12 was taken on Tuesday, April 21.
by Merrill Hope22 Apr 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

Pro-school choice advocates revere it. Charter school critics fear it. It is known as the Parent Trigger Law and, on Wednesday, April 15, Senate Bill 14 (SB 14), passed overwhelmingly in the Texas State Senate chamber. The bill carried with a bipartisan vote of 25-6.
by Merrill Hope17 Apr 2015, 6:27 AM PST0

Sen. Lamar Alexander’s (R-TN) rewritten draft legislation that would reauthorize No Child Left Behind (NCLB) will likely not allow Title I dollars for low-income children to follow them to schools of their choice, an outcome that would be a win for the Obama administration.
by Dr. Susan Berry7 Apr 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

In the battle against the Common Core, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the proliferation of these top-down education standards is driving a massive increase in the number of homeschoolers. Families are realizing that
by William Estrada22 Mar 2015, 7:58 AM PST0

“A soothsayer bids you beware the Ides of March,” Brutus warns Roman dictator Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy. March 15 is the “Ides of March,” one of the most important events in the political history of western civilization, the anniversary of Julius Caesar’s assassination.
by Jamie Gass12 Mar 2015, 12:04 PM PST0

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) is still considering a bid for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, says Politico.
by Dr. Susan Berry24 Feb 2015, 5:39 AM PST0

Potential GOP 2016 presidential hopeful Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) unveiled an education policy plan Monday that confronted the dismal state of public education in the United States and put forth a pathway that emphasizes the role of parents–and not government–as the greatest influence in students’ lives.
by Dr. Susan Berry10 Feb 2015, 5:57 AM PST0

On Friday, January 30, supporters of school choice gathered at the Texas Capitol steps in Austin to send a message — they want education reform and they want it now. That was the very sentiment voiced by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) when he participated in the 2014 Houston-held National School Choice Week rally.
by Merrill Hope1 Feb 2015, 10:19 AM PST0

Supporters of school choice gathered at the Texas Capitol on Friday to send a message to Legislators: they want education reform, and they want it now. A bustling, diverse crowd of students, parents, teachers, elected officials and other reform advocates — and even a marching band — enjoyed a festive atmosphere as they listened to speeches, sang and danced, and then lined up to enter the Capitol to take their message directly to their elected representatives. Breitbart Texas was at the scene, and spoke to a number of the enthusiastic attendees of the rally.
by Sarah Rumpf31 Jan 2015, 8:33 AM PST0

The daughter of a Texas State Representative has withdrawn her registration as a lobbyist, after an outcry over the potential for conflicts of interest between her work lobbying for education clients and her father’s role as chair of the House Public Education Committee. The announcement was made on a Friday afternoon, just two days after a Breitbart Texas article describing the conflict.
by Sarah Rumpf30 Jan 2015, 1:49 PM PST0

When he was inaugurated as the new Lieutenant Governor last week, Dan Patrick spoke about his three top priorities in this legislative session: reducing property and business taxes, securing the border, and enacting school choice. All of these policies have widespread support in Texas, and especially among the grassroots Republicans who gave Texas’ leaders their power in the 2014 elections. This bold agenda should provide focus and achievable goals for legislators as they begin their work during the 84th legislative session.
by Breitbart Texas29 Jan 2015, 9:36 AM PST0