The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) passed Congress in 2015 despite the strong protests of more than 200 organizations and leaders after claims by leadership about the legislation: “Prohibiting the Secretary of...
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Karen R. Effrem, MD
2018 Midterms Could Have Wide Impact on Education Issues
The 2018 midterm elections are (almost) now in the books. Here is a brief review of the education outcomes relating to Common Core, Congress and FedEd, school funding, and school choice: Common Core There is much new...
Government Preschool Doesn’t Work — And Here’s the Proof
This article was originally posted at The American Spectator and co-authored by Dr. Karen Effrem, president of Education Liberty Watch. On the theory that more government programs can solve any public-education problem...
Jane Robbins
Feds Preparing to Expand Influence over Nation’s Preschools
Last week, Politico’s Morning Education discussed how the Preschool Development Grants started under the Obama administration for four-year-olds were adding thousands of new early childhood slots around the nation. The...
Congress Keeps Adding to the Education Swamp with Budget Increases
Although not surprising in an election year, congressional appropriators — who are generally not known for their political courage — are not doing anything to drain the putrid, unconstitutional swamp that is...
It’s Time for Congress to End These Federal Intrusions into Preschool
Last Thursday’s edition of Politico’s Morning Education had a short blurb on the status of the preschool development grants, yet another ill-considered federal preschool program imposed by the Every Student...
Parents Win a Victory over SEL Educrats, But the War Isn’t Finished Yet
There is mixed news on the battle against efforts to impose the latest progressive fad of social emotional learning (SEL) on our children. First, the great news: On October 5th, Education Week noticed “No State Will...
“PBIS”: Behind the Feds’ Wacky Scheme to Modify Children’s Behavior
Jane Robbins recently did an excellent job of describing the “government-sponsored personality manipulation” likely coming to a school near you. It is now time to look at the details of the federally-funded means for...
N.H. Takes Action to End Common Core Mandate, But Feds Still a Threat
Common Core took a hit in New Hampshire this month. Although the state adopted the Common Core standards, Republican Governor Chris Sununu signed Senate Bill 44 into law, which “prohibits the department of education and...
Tyler Arnold
Man Up, State Leaders! It’s Time to Declare Independence on Education!
With implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) under the U.S. Department of Education (USED), objections are flying to this or that policy (to the extent policy can be discerned). Conservatives criticize...
Alabama Wants Local Control over Education. Will President Trump Deliver?
During the 2015 fight over the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), over 200 parent and conservative organizations and leaders denounced the bill due to its extension of tight control over state and local education by the...
Betsy DeVos’ Latest Speech Should Keep Conservatives on Edge
Conservatives have been waiting for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to unveil how much federal muscle she’ll exercise to push school choice. In a speech Monday before the American Federation for Children (AFC), an...
Did Betsy DeVos Just Steal Jeb Bush’s Common Core Talking Points?
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos just can’t seem to avoid making misleading statements on Common Core. After suggesting — falsely — on a couple occasions that Common Core is no longer an issue, she...
Paul Dupont
ATTENTION Parents: “Social Emotional Learning” Creeping Into Education Plans
Last month, I reported on invasive social emotional learning (SEL) surveys which are being added to Common Core-aligned tests in many states. While that news alone is alarming, it is unfortunately only the tip of the...
Why Does Betsy DeVos Keep Making False Claims About Common Core?
Monday, in an appearance on Fox News, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos once again asserted that “[t]here isn’t really any Common Core anymore” and that the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), passed last year by...
Emmett McGroarty
Will Trump Finally End Common Core? These Activists Hope So…
Last week, The Huffington Post noted that, absent a strong intervention by President Donald Trump himself, his team is taking a pretty lackadaisical attitude to Common Core so far: During the campaign and in the weeks...
Maggie Gallagher
4 Likes, 2 Dislikes from Trump’s First 50 Days
Generally, the first 50 days of the Trump Administration have been an absolute joy to watch. The media and the Left have been apoplectic as President Trump largely honors his campaign promises and does exactly what he...
Jon Schweppe
Schools Ditch Academics for Emotional Manipulation
This summer the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) announced it had chosen eight states to collaborate on creating K-12 “social emotional learning” (SEL) standards. All students, from...
USED Remains Hopelessly Committed to Standardized Testing
Leaping from triumph to triumph, the U.S. Department of Education (USED) has announced a new assessments grant program to follow its failed assessments grant program from six years ago. Ed Week reports that USED will...