A Fair Question But Misguided Conclusion
Jennifer Rubin at The Washington Post asks a fair question: “How can governors of states that have adopted Common Core simultaneously argue 1) it’s awful and 2) their record — with Common Core…
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Clinton Criticizes Testing To Woo Teachers Unions
This primary season has been marked by Republican candidates changing their approach to education, but the controversy isn’t restricted to one party. Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton, in her latest…
Fiorina Campaign Explains Past Support for Race to the Top, NCLB
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina’s presidential campaign explained her past support for Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind today. Sarah Isgur Flores, Fiorina’s communications direct, sent Caffeinated…
Was Fiorina For Common Core Before She Was Against It?
In the last few months, Carly Fiorina has steadily attempted to stake out a position as a unique conservative voice within the Republican field. This effort has included drawing a…
Fiorina Emphasizes Stark Differences From Bush
During an appearance on CNBC yesterday, Carly Fiorina emphasized the clear policy differences between Jeb Bush and herself, specifically on Common Core and immigration reform. Fiorina had this to say:…
Liberal Comedian Mocks Standardized Testing, Common Core
Slowly, but ever so surely, those in the media are realizing that criticism of No Child Left Behind and the national Common Core system is not limited to the far…
Corporations Push Fake Student Privacy Protections
When Reps. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Luke Messer (R-IN) announced the introduction of a “comprehensive” student policy bill, millions of parents hoped it would mark the end of the cradle-to-grave…
Bush: “We have to fix a broken immigration system”
Jeb Bush recently appeared at the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and discussed education and immigration reform. Governor Bush first discussed education: And we put accountability into schools. We grade…
Will GOP Candidates Oppose the Bill That Gave Us Common Core?
Clearly, federal education policy is a presidential election issue. As the candidates make their pitches to citizens in the coming months, we’ll see where they stand on the particulars. But…
Rubio’s Education Evolution
As the Presidential elections loom, one of the most watched rivalries in the Republican field is between presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush. The two have a long working…
What Marco Needs to Say Tonight
With much excitement surrounding Sen. Marco Rubio’s speech at the Freedom Tower today, there’s been little speculation about what he’s going to say outside of his tax plan with Sen. Mike…
Rand Paul: Get the Feds Out of Education Policy
Rand Paul is on a roll. First, he went on offense on an issue where Republicans all too often play defense: abortion. He called out the Democratic National Committee and…
Student “Privacy” Bill Needs Immediate Rewrite
The proposed Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act to be introduced by Rep. Luke Messer (R-Indiana) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colorado) is ineffective and needs to be rewritten with…
Ted Cruz Officially Announces Candidacy
On March 23, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) officially announced his candidacy for President in a speech at Liberty University. His remarks emphasized his Christian conservative credentials, as well as other…
Semantics Aside, Ted Cruz Wants to End Common Core
In a piece yesterday for Bloomberg Politics, David Weigel wrote: For at least five months, Texas Senator Ted Cruz has been punctuating his speeches with a demand to “repeal Common Core.”…
Cruz: Repeal Every Word of Common Core (VIDEO)
During an event last Friday in Barrington, NH, Senator Cruz was asked about his position on Common Core. He told the crowd of 200: I think we should repeal every…
Bush in NH Defending Common Core
Shane, here’s a clip of the speech the New York Times was reporting on, where Gov. Bush praises himself for having “backbone” on the Common Core: The effort of Common…
Jindal in Iowa: Shrink the Ed
At his Iowa blog Caffeinated Thoughts last week, ThePulse2016.com’s own Shane Vander Hart posted a lengthy interview with Gov. Bobby Jindal during his Iowa swing. Jindal’s mastery of the Common Core…
Bush Speaks on Education Policy and Common Core in NH
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made his first New Hampshire appearance on March 13th. Bush participated in a round table discussion and was asked for his thoughts about the federal…
Perry Talks Common Core in NH
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry appeared at the New England Council’s “Politics and Eggs” event in New Hampshire on March 12th. During the Q&A, Perry was asked about education policy: I’m…
