New Direction for Education Policy in the House

Rachel Sheffield / December 08, 2010

When the 112th Congress convenes in January, the House Education and Labor Committee will have a new chairman with a strong record of reform: Representative John Kline of Minnesota.

In a press release statement earlier today, Kline stated:

My goal for the federal programs and agencies that oversee our schools and workplaces is to provide certainty and simplicity. We must ensure federal red tape does not become the enemy of innovation, and that federal mandates do not become roadblocks on the path to reform.

Kline has a solid history of standing for principles and policies that empower students, families, and teachers instead of Washington bureaucracy.

Earlier this year, Kline pushed against national education standards and assessments, which would encroach upon state and local authority to determine what children are taught in the classroom. He stated: (more…)