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local control in education

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Betsy DeVos: “There Isn’t Really Any Common Core Anymore.” Wrong.

Shane Vander Hart: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has not said much about Common Core since being confirmed, and what she has said has been entirely incorrect.

Education Remains A High Priority Of Mine

Jack Whitver: Despite limited resources in budgeting for the FY 17-18, Iowa Senate Republicans support adding $40 million in new K-12 education spending.

Let Local School Boards Decide School Start Dates

The Iowa Department of Education says it will stop granting automatic waivers to school districts seeking to start classes earlier in the summer.

Branstad Campaign Rhetoric on Common Core Rings Hollow

Former State Representative Jeff Kaufmann lauded Governor Branstad’s belief in local control of education which rings hallow to anyone who knows better.

Governor Branstad’s Common Core Executive Order, A Good First Step

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s executive order is a good first step at addressing concerns surrounding the Common Core, but doesn’t end the debate.

Congressional Candidate Rod Blum Blasts Common Core

Rod Blum says the Common Core Standards were poorly designed and testing students at a national, one-size fits all manner can’t produce reliable results.

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.

Glenn Beck Blasts the Common Core

Glenn Beck shined a spotlight on the Common Core State Standards in his show on The Blaze TV saying it is one of the greatest problems we now face.

Branstad’s Condition of the State: The Good, The Bad and The Omitted

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad’s Condition of the State address contained some good ideas,but it hardly outlined the bold agenda that is has been touted as.

What Exactly Will Iowa Strong Schools Look Like?

Iowa House and Senate Republicans along with the Branstad Administration introduced the Iowa Strong Schools component of their Iowa Strong Initiative and it is too vague to criticize or praise.

Steve King and Christie Vilsack Tangle Over No Child Left Behind

Congressman Steve King (R-Kiron) and Former First Lady Christie Vilsack (D-Ames) discussed education in the final debate in the Iowa 4th Congressional Race.

Rick Santorum Champions Traditional Values at Republican National Convention

Rick Santorum, you would think went off script a little bit tonight…

Let Iowa Governor Branstad Know Your Ideas for Education

Fresh from my inbox an email from the Governor Branstad Committee: Gov.…

Branstad’s Education Bill: Dead or Mostly Dead?

Jason Noble of The Des Moines Register reports that Iowa Governor Terry…

Branstad the Iowa School Start Date Dictator?

Looking at the education policy wasteland in Iowa we have a House…

Let Iowa’s Schools Determine Their Own Start Date

Local control in education is under attack again in Iowa.  This time…