No Action Taken on Branstad’s Common Core Order

The Iowa Department of Education still has not taken action on Governor Terry Branstad’s Common Core executive order issued nine months ago.

Bobby Jindal Orders Louisiana Out of Common Core

Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) said he wants Louisiana out of the Common Core State Standards Initiative and its contract with their assessment consortium PARCC.

Grassroots Groups Push NGA Chair Mary Fallin to End Common Core

Several grassroots groups are urging Gov. Mary Fallin (R-OK), Chair of the National Governors Association, to end the Common Core State Standards Initiative

Governor Pat Quinn Believes College and Career-Readiness Begins at Birth

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn declares that “college and career-readiness” starts for children at birth further extending government reach to a younger age.

Chuck Grassley Leads Effort to Defund Common Core in U.S. Senate

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is leading an effort to defund the Common Core State Standards at the federal level and asking his colleagues to join him.

New Study Suggests Remedies for Common Core’s Literature Deficit

A new study released by Pioneer Institute shows that states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards should include a literature-based standard.

The Sovereign State of Texas Stands Tall Against Fed Takeover of Education

Texas has pulled out of the Council of Chief State School Officers…

The Great State Acquiescence In Education?

Over the last number of years, there has been an under-the-radar effort…

Emmett McGroarty in Townhall: Education Revolution… Without the People?

Emmett McGroarty, one of our contributors, and the Preserve Innocence Executive Director…

Jindal Explains Fiscal Responsibility

At the National Governor’s Association the economy and Porkulus has been at…