More Education Spending is Not the Answer for Reform Many call for increasing education spending. Lindsey Burke in a report written this fall shows that the spending we do on education has been ineffective. Shane Vander HartNovember 2, 20122 minute read
Grading Mitt Romney’s Education Plan After pretty much wrapping up the GOP nomination Mitt Romney rolled out… Shane Vander HartJune 14, 201210 minute read
Sarah Palin Was a Prophet About Obama’s Education Takeover By Maggie Gallagher Sarah Palin was the first to recognize the problem:… Caffeinated ThoughtsApril 30, 20123 minute read
Mike Fair: We Sold Our Education Birthright State Senator Mike Fair (R-Greenville) in an op/ed for the Greenville News… Shane Vander HartFebruary 29, 20121 minute read
Common Core State Standards Estimated Cost is $16 Billion for States Cost far exceeds sums doled out in federal grants used to persuade… Caffeinated ThoughtsFebruary 22, 20124 minute read
Is The U.S. Dept. of Education Violating Federal Law by Directing Standards, Tests & Curricula? BOSTON, MA —Despite three federal laws that prohibit federal departments or agencies… Caffeinated ThoughtsFebruary 11, 20125 minute read
Mick Zais Battles “Education Industrial Complex” over K-12 Reforms By Ben Velderman It seems that most states are looking to reform… Caffeinated ThoughtsFebruary 11, 20126 minute read
SC General Assembly Needs to Magnify the Constitutional Line Between the Feds and the State By Ethan Ware Take your pick on when it started, but federal… Caffeinated ThoughtsJanuary 6, 20123 minute read
Republican House Approves Department of Education’s End Around of State Legislatures The Senate level-funded almost all of the education funding. The House increased… Shane Vander HartDecember 23, 20112 minute read
Interview with Rick Santorum: A Champion for the Family, Manufacturing Jobs Former Senator Rick Santorum met me at Baby Boomers Café in the… Shane Vander HartOctober 19, 20112 minute read
Congresswoman Bachmann What Are the Intermediate Steps to Closing the Dept. of Ed? Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann shared some thoughts about the federal role of… Shane Vander HartOctober 15, 20111 minute read
Speaker Gingrich, Let’s Not Sacrifice Local Control for School Choice Former Speaker Newt Gingrich was asked about his support of President Obama’s… Shane Vander HartSeptember 7, 20113 minute read
Post-Debate Interview with Thaddeus McCotter Congressman Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) being a late entry in the presidential race… Shane Vander HartAugust 12, 20111 minute read
Terry Branstad’s Education Summit: A Good Start, Now Let The Hard Work Begin During Iowa Governor Terry Branstad’s Education Summit, I was struck by the… Eric GoransonJuly 27, 20114 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