Five Concerns About Iowa’s ESSA Accountability Plan

Shane Vander Hart shares five primary concerns he has about the final draft of Iowa’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) accountability plan.

Three Things Trump’s Executive Order on K-12 Education Does

Shane Vander Hart: President Trump’s executive order is a good step to reduce federal control in education, but does not promise that Feds will pull out.

U.S. Senate Approves No Child Left Behind Replacement

The U.S. Senate replaces No Child Left Behind passing on a 85 to 12 vote the Every Student Succeeds Act that President Obama is expected to sign into law.

U.S. Senate Passes No Child Left Behind Rewrite

The U.S. Senate passed 81 to 17 S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act, a bill advocates says “fixes” No Child Left Behind while critics say it isn’t enough.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 7-11-15

Brian Myers and Shane Vander Hart discuss the efforts to “fix” No Child Left Behind in Congress with Joy Pullmann and religious liberty with Penny Nance.

Carly Fiorina Once Supported Race to the Top, NCLB

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said she supported Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind during her 2010 U.S. Senate campaign in California.

Chuck Grassley and Steve King Work to Block Common Core Funding

Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) and U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are asking for an appropriations rider to block further funding for Common Core.

Bobby Jindal Focused on Policy As He Considers 2016

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is focused on policy and discusses education, economic, monetary and foreign policy with Caffeinated Thoughts this week.

Bobby Jindal Sues U.S. Dept. of Education Over Common Core

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Dept. of Education for pushing the Common Core State Standards and assessments on states.

Six Reasons Why Conservatives (Should) Object to the Common Core

Kathleen Porter-Magee and Sol Stern ask in the National Review why conservatives object to the Common Core State Standards. Here are six reasons.

Is Obama Playing Politics With Iowa’s NCLB Waiver Request Denial?

I wanted to bring to your attention an interesting article yesterday about…

Iowa’s No Child Left Behind Waiver Request Denied

The U.S. Department of Education denied the Iowa Department of Education’s No…