When initial White House visitor logs were released in 2009, the administration quickly dismissed speculations about visits by “William Ayers.”
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Obama’s Federal School Curriculum
Three years after the Department of Education announced a contest called Race-to-the-Top for $4.35 billion in stimulus funds, some parents, teachers, governors, and citizen and public policy groups are coming to an awful realization about the likely outcomes.
Public School Nationalism
Arguably America’s public schools worked better when there were truly local. Yet a series of U. S. presidents—Republican and Democratic—have added even more centralization to the schools.
Once There Were Greenfields
The education system in the United States has been failing miserably, and while present school choice programs have been successful in providing only C grade reforms, the greenfield school model offers hope for A+ improvements.
Too Federal To Succeed
Now it’s Barack Obama’s turn at bat at the department of Education and we are looking at more expensive strikeouts.
Hidden Costs of Race
On the face of it, Democratic President Barack Obama’s Race to the Top education policy is cheaper for American taxpayers than Republican President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind.
Waiving in National Curricula
When White House waived No Child Left Behind standards in order to give grants to states and localities with no strings attached, the Obama Administration’s Department of Education may have actually replaced the string with rope.
Feds to the Rescue?
Professors still believe that the woes that afflict higher education can be solved through federal intervention.
Teachable Moments
Students today walk a fine line between comedy and tragedy.
Judging a Generation
Is the Millennial Generation just plain dumb? That’s the premise put forward by Emory University professor Mark Bauerlein.