Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds to Hold Education Town Halls This Week Prior to Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Iowa Education Summit on July 25-26th,… Shane Vander HartJuly 11, 20112 minute read
Mike Gronstal and Education Testing Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) said something about education… Shane Vander HartJuly 10, 20111 minute read
American Independence And The Struggle For Survival As we celebrate American Independence, it is important to know what it… John HitchcockJuly 4, 20119 minute read
Michele Bachmann at Last Tea Party Bus Tour Rally in Des Moines The Iowa Tea Party Bus Tour ended with a rally at the… Shane Vander HartJuly 3, 20112 minute read
Education State News & Politics Racism Legalized in Michigan: Court Overturns Anti-discrimination State Constitutional Amendment. In 2006 Michigan voters took to the polls and passed the Michigan… Dustin KrutsingerJuly 2, 20112 minute read
Newt Gingrich’s Return to Iowa On Saturday at the Iowa Tea Party Bus Tour stop in Indianola,… Shane Vander HartJune 27, 20113 minute read
The Sovereign State of Texas Stands Tall Against Fed Takeover of Education Texas has pulled out of the Council of Chief State School Officers… Shane Vander HartJune 24, 20112 minute read
Boston Herald: Our Kids Are Clueless About U.S. History, National Standards May Make It Worse The Boston Herald had an editorial this morning citing the shocking ignorance… Shane Vander HartJune 16, 20112 minute read
Truth in American Education Has Launched “The philosophy of the classroom today will be the philosophy of government… Shane Vander HartJune 13, 20111 minute read
The Great State Acquiescence In Education? Over the last number of years, there has been an under-the-radar effort… Eric GoransonJune 12, 20114 minute read
Iowa Ranked 13th in Freedom, But Education Policies Need Help This should make Steve Hoodjer proud. The Mercatus Center of George Mason… Shane Vander HartJune 11, 20112 minute read
Mitt Romney Flip Flops on Education at New Hampshire Town Hall A new friend of mine, Ann Marie Banfield of Cornerstone Action in… Shane Vander HartJune 8, 20111 minute read
Sarah Palin Schools The Media On Paul Revere It’s of the same quality as Sarah Palin’s “party like it’s 1773”… John HitchcockJune 6, 20115 minute read
Where Does Tim Pawlenty Stand on the International Baccalaureate Program? A couple of months ago I critiqued former Governor Tim Pawlenty’s position… Shane Vander HartMay 27, 20113 minute read
Support School Tuition Organization Tax Credits in Iowa On May 3, the Iowa Senate passed the "standings" appropriations bill that… Eric GoransonMay 25, 20111 minute read
American Principles in Action: Obama Dept. of Education Quietly Stripping Students’ Privacy Rights Proposed Rule Changes Would Share Personal Info with Federal, State Agencies Washington,… Caffeinated ThoughtsMay 20, 20112 minute read
