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This Top Teacher Is Right: Common Core Is Wrong Solution
An influential teacher spoke out against Common Core—and I share her concerns.
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An influential teacher spoke out against Common Core—and I share her concerns.
EducationCommentary
In late February, the Student Success Act, a rewrite of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), was pulled from consideration on the House floor. Conservatives had… Read More
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Education savings accounts (ESAs) have become the way forward for states wishing to adopt innovative school choice measures. ESAs enable parents to completely customize their… Read More
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The following are Jim DeMint’s prepared remarks delivered to the William F. Buckley Jr. Program at Yale University. I’d like to start out by telling… Read More
It’s not every governor who can say the record shows his state’s schoolchildren did better because he applied conservative principles of choice and accountability. Jeb Bush can and… Read More
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A school in Virginia suspended an 11-year-old boy for 364 days after he brought a leaf to class that resembled marijuana. One problem: It was… Read More
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There are long term benefits to paying teachers by how well students perform in the classroom, according to a new study released by Israeli economist Victor… Read More
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For the majority of states that adopted the Common Core national standards in 2010, this is the school year in which testing begins. And the… Read More
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As president, George W. Bush made passage of No Child Left Behind one of his first priorities. Now, his brother Jeb Bush is speaking out… Read More
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San Franciscans are currently debating a simple question: Should the government respect the right of Catholic schools to be authentically Catholic? San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore… Read More