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The Common Core Report Card: Donald Trump Gets a B-

In our Common Core report card, we graded Donald Trump and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local decision-making…

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The Common Core Report Card: Ben Carson Gets a B-

In our Common Core report card, we graded Ben Carson and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local decision-making…

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The Common Core Report Card: Rick Santorum Gets a B

In our Common Core report card, we graded Rick Santorum and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local…

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The Common Core Report Card: Rick Perry Gets a B

In our Common Core report card, we graded Rick Perry and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local decision-making…

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The Common Core Report Card: Lindsey Graham Gets a B

In our Common Core report card, we graded Lindsey Graham and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local decision-making…

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The Common Core Report Card: Bobby Jindal Gets a B+

In our Common Core report card, we graded Bobby Jindal and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local decision-making…

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The Common Core Report Card: Ted Cruz Gets an A-

In our Common Core report card, we graded Ted Cruz and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local…

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The Common Core Report Card: Rand Paul Gets an A-

In our Common Core report card, we graded Rand Paul and all of the GOP candidates based on the three following criteria: fighting the Common Core, protecting state and local decision-making on…

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ThePulse2016 Report Card: Common Core

Four years ago, Common Core was considered a “done deal,” uncontroversial and approved by Democrats and Republican leaders alike. It had been pushed into 45 states without notice to legislators…

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Christie Sells Out New Jersey’s Students on Common Core

In a recent interview on CNN, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie argued that the “national teachers union” deserves a “punch in the face” because it is “not for education for…

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Ted Cruz’s Education Plan Fires Up Tennessee

Most of the action in the Republican primary has focused on Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, but Senator Ted Cruz started campaigning in Tennessee this week. During several campaign…

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Bush Disappoints Common Core Moms (and Dads) in Debate

Parents fighting the Common Core watched the Fox News GOP debate hoping to hear a candidate who spoke with certainty and conviction and who clearly would champion their cause. Only…

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Every Child Achieves Act Is Bad News for Students, Teachers

From The Daily Caller: Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Every Child Achieves Act, which recently passed the Senate, is brimming with troubling provisions. One that has received little attention is the grant…

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Walker: No Nationwide School Board

During a speech at the grand opening of his Iowa campaign headquarters last Thursday, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker appealed to local control. “Going forward I believe in high standards, but…

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House Republicans Betray Common Core Moms

The Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives has worked a tremendous disservice on its members and the American children, parents, and taxpayers. Yesterday, after heavy wrangling by Republican…

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GOP Senate Fails to Protect Schoolkids from Big Brother

The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are considering legislation to reauthorize No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the major federal K-12 education law. The House and Senate leadership are intent…

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Will Republicans Carry Obama’s Water on Common Core?

The most far-reaching federal education law—No Child Left Behind (NCLB)—has been up for reauthorization for eight years. Now, with the Obama Administration waning, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is in a…

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Bush’s Double Speak on Education in Iowa

During a campaign stop in Pella, Iowa, on Wednesday former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was asked a question about education, specifically tied to student loan debt, but he addressed K-12…

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The Gold Standard in the Curriculum

The May 1 edition of Education Week reports: North Carolina senators approved a bill earlier this week that would require curriculum for high school students to include instruction about the gold…

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