
GOP Candidate Sen. Marco Rubio continued his theme during the GOP debate Tuesday that the United States is in global competition yet is unprepared to engage in it, in part because the nation’s higher education system is outdated.
by Dr. Susan Berry10 Nov 2015, 8:46 PM PST0

Republican 2016 contender Sen. Marco Rubio pressed for an expansion of vocational education in order for America to compete in the “global economy” while campaigning in Wisconsin Monday ahead of the GOP debate Tuesday evening.
by Dr. Susan Berry10 Nov 2015, 12:38 PM PST0

Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) of New Hampshire has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited the state’s Department of Education and the State Board of Education from implementing the Common Core standards in any school or school district in the state.
by Dr. Susan Berry8 May 2015, 6:36 PM PST0

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) may be preparing for a 2016 presidential run, but he has yet to come out strongly against the Common Core standards and the federal overreach they represent.
by Dr. Susan Berry18 Feb 2015, 11:08 AM PST0

Despite criticism from the conservative base of the Republican Party, The Boston Globe states former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has no intention of stepping back from his support for the nationalized Common Core standards.
by Dr. Susan Berry17 Feb 2015, 9:02 AM PST0

When Congress reauthorizes No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the law should allow states to “align” education with the needs of businesses in order to bolster workforce development, according to The National Governors Association (NGA).
by Dr. Susan Berry15 Feb 2015, 1:26 PM PST0

The NOLA.com/Times-Picayune editorial board is quoting a big business and industry group in Louisiana to rail against Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R) recent executive order to protect parents and school districts from consequences of opting out of the Common Core-aligned PARCC tests.
by Dr. Susan Berry8 Feb 2015, 4:58 PM PST0

In the face of tremendous backlash, on Wednesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker backed away from his proposal to eliminate language that is basic to the longstanding “Wisconsin Idea.”
by Dr. Susan Berry7 Feb 2015, 7:23 AM PST0

As Republicans of all stripes and the main-stream media are predicting that Jeb Bush’s support for the Common Core standards will be among his greatest obstacles to a potential 2016 GOP nomination, Bush himself went off-script during remarks at the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday, emotionally defending the highly unpopular education initiative and his own education reform record.
by Dr. Susan Berry4 Feb 2015, 9:25 PM PST0