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No Child Left Behind

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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.
Carly Fiorina holds a town hall meeting at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa, IA.

Carly Fiorina Takes on Planned Parenthood, Common Core in Oskaloosa

Carly Fiorina at a town hall in Oskaloosa, IA pledged to defund Planned Parenthood and said that Common Core represented crony capitalism.
U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) at the 2015 Rising Tide Summit in Cedar Rapids, IA on 12/5/15. Photo credit: Dave Davidson (Prezography.com)

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 12-12-15 (Guest: Rand Paul)

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joins Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers on Caffeinated Thoughts Radio on the Truth Network 99.3 FM.

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.
Congressman Steve King at Cerro Gordo GOP event on 3/18/14. Photo credit: Dave Davidson (Prezography.com)

ESEA Reauthorization Clears U.S. House

The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) on a 359 to 64 vote.

Carly Fiorina Scrutinized Over Common Core Associations

Activists have raised questions over Carly Fiorina’s associations with Common Core advocates in Arizona, her campaign says they welcome everyone’s support.

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.

Common Core’s Potency as a Campaign Issue

Common Core continues to prove that it is a potent campaign issue in the Republican race for the nomination for President and Jeb Bush is on the wrong side.

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.

How Federal Assessment Programs Wreak Havoc on Education

The value of effective teaching assessments is being undercut by the problems created by an overbearing federal involvement defining teacher accountability.

Hillary Clinton: Says Education is a “Non-Family Enterprise”

Hillary Clinton during a education roundtable where she defended Common Core called education the “most important non-family enterprise in raising kids.

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.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 2-28-15

Brian Myers and Steve Riker talk with Emmett McGroarty about the attempt to “fix” No Child Left Behind, plus Shane Vander Hart calls in from CPAC.

Joni Ernst: Stop President Obama’s Executive Overreach, Fund DHS

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) discussed the potential DHS shutdown, NCLB reauthorization, regulatory reform and other issues in an exclusive interview.

Activists Rally Against Two Fed Education Bills

Opposition to H.R. 5 the Student Success Act (NCLB reauthorization) & S. 227 the Strengthening Education through Research Act (SETRA) grows among activists.