Obama Threatens to Veto NCLB Reform Bill: ‘Abdicates Historic Federal Role in Education’
As expected, President Obama is threatening to veto a House Republican bill that would reform the No Child Left Behind law.
As expected, President Obama is threatening to veto a House Republican bill that would reform the No Child Left Behind law.
Grassroots organizers and conservative groups posted an action alert on a bill that will likely be voted on this week in the House that would reauthorize the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law. The activists say HR5, known as the “Student Success Act,” will “denigrate parental rights and seize state sovereignty.”
The Oklahoma state House has approved a bill that protects ministers who refuse to marry same-sex couples. The bill now moves on to the state Senate.
In an executive order, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) has rescinded a prior order that protects state workers based on their sexual orientation and gender identity.
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will not act to stop same-sex marriages in Alabama.
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced a bill Friday that would block federal intrusion on the rights of states to make education decisions. The measure purports to block the Obama Administration from coercing states to adopt the federally funded Common Core standards.
Mississippi has withdrawn from the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), one of the two federally funded Common Core test consortia. State education officials will now issue a formal request for proposals (RFP) for possible assessments for the 2015-2016 academic year.