Jason Glass’ Misplaced Pride in Iowa’s Science Standard Development Role Jason Glass, the Director of the Iowa Department of Education, announced last… Shane Vander HartSeptember 26, 20112 minute read
Democrats Don’t Want You To See This There are a lot of numbers Democrats don’t want you to see,… John HitchcockSeptember 20, 201110 minute read
Iowa’s Myopic Vision for Education Reform Last week, Jason Glass, Director of the Iowa Department of Education, and… Shane Vander HartSeptember 14, 20114 minute read
Backward Sovereignty If you were to ask most Americans what the highest level of… Eric GoransonSeptember 13, 20114 minute read
Speaker Gingrich, Let’s Not Sacrifice Local Control for School Choice Former Speaker Newt Gingrich was asked about his support of President Obama’s… Shane Vander HartSeptember 7, 20113 minute read
Union Overlords Cave … Partially This isn’t the end of the story. There will be more to… John HitchcockAugust 31, 20112 minute read
Results of an Education Monopoly By Deborah Thornton In 1954’s Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S.… Caffeinated ThoughtsAugust 31, 20112 minute read
As School Year Starts, Debate Over Education Reform Heats Up By State Senator Paul McKinley It may be hard to believe, but… Caffeinated ThoughtsAugust 26, 20113 minute read
South Carolina Educrats Putting Children at Risk I was alerted about a situation in South Carolina where the state… Shane Vander HartAugust 22, 20112 minute read
Avoiding Public Dialogue on Common Core State Standards in Iowa I would be remiss to not continue with a (online) debate I’m… Shane Vander HartAugust 16, 20115 minute read
Common Core Science Standards–Who Needs Math? The Boston Herald, not a conservative or limited government bastion by any… Shane Vander HartAugust 15, 20112 minute read
Post-Debate Interview with Thaddeus McCotter Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) being a late entry in the presidential race… Shane Vander HartAugust 12, 20111 minute read
Leave Iowa’s System of Schools Alone (Update: Jason Glass Responds) Jason Glass, the director of the Iowa Department of Education, gave a… Shane Vander HartAugust 3, 20113 minute read
Terry Branstad’s Education Summit: A Good Start, Now Let The Hard Work Begin During Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Summit, I was struck by the… Eric GoransonJuly 27, 20114 minute read
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Misguided Praise of Common Core Standards Those who have read my writing long enough know how I feel… Shane Vander HartJuly 25, 20112 minute read
Why Has Education in Iowa Declined? What’s the Way Forward? The Iowa Department of Education released a 28 page report today detailing… Shane Vander HartJuly 21, 20113 minute read