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Showing posts with label education reform. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education reform. Show all posts
Common Core: gone
Caps on vouchers: gone
School Choice for all: in
Scott Walker goes all in on education reform.
http://t.co/6qVSYmk1eH”
— Paul Blair (@gopaulblair) February 4, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker delivered his two-year budget address Tuesday night, the highlight of which for many was the promise to defund Common Core testing.
WLUK's Alex Ronallo gave a brief but comprehensive overview of the address.
Walker says his budget will help restore the American Dream in Wisconsin.
— Alex Ronallo WLUK (@AlexRonalloWLUK) February 4, 2015
Walker says property taxes will continue to go down for most under his budget proposal. #wibudget
— Alex Ronallo WLUK (@AlexRonalloWLUK) February 4, 2015
Walker says he would continue the UW tuition freeze and add a tuition freeze at tech colleges for "high demand" areas. #wibudget
— Alex Ronallo WLUK (@AlexRonalloWLUK) February 4, 2015
Walker says his budget would make it clear no school district in state has to use "common core," federal learning standards.
— Alex Ronallo WLUK (@AlexRonalloWLUK) February 4, 2015
Walker proposes giving every school that receives state funding a letter grade, does not mention sanctions for failure. #wibudget
— Alex Ronallo WLUK (@AlexRonalloWLUK) February 4, 2015
Walket proposes adults without children be drug tested in order to receive welfare. Those who fail given treatment. #wibudget
— Alex Ronallo WLUK (@AlexRonalloWLUK) February 4, 2015
Walker says budget would provide additional funds to help victims of domestic violence. #wibudget
— Alex Ronallo WLUK (@AlexRonalloWLUK) February 4, 2015
Again, the promise to pull state funding for the Smarter Balanced assessment, a standardized exam which is aligned to Common Core State Standards, was the most interesting news to conservatives.
“@MattBatzel: BREAKING: Scott Walker removes funding for Common Core testing.#StopCommonCore" This man NEEDS to be next POTUS!! 👏👏
— Terri Buonomo (@TeresaKB0311) February 4, 2015
@VibeVal1@MattBatzel Walker has shown the blueprint, built the foundation, and has the house in place for bold conservatism.
— SirTweetsALot (@JDSon78) February 4, 2015
Walker defunding Common Core testing, pushing for School Choice, eliminated greedy unions--yet he's still the "anti-education" guy.
— Brooks (@EBrooksUncut) February 4, 2015
Reports on the WI budget proposal sound like Walker's going to start taking a hatchet to Common Core. He's running.
— Brian Roastbeef (@BrianRoastbeef) February 4, 2015
In this week's EWTNThe World Over, Raymond Arroyo reviews the headline news of the week, plus:
Rep. Randy Hultgren, U.S. Congressman from Illinois' 14th District joins Raymond to discuss his legislative efforts in the new congress to clamp down on the scourge human trafficking here in the U.S. and abroad.
Kevin Costner, Academy Award winning director, actor, and producer discusses his newest film, a labor of love called Black or White, that deals with the state of race in modern day America. He also speaks candidly about his career, family and faith in this exclusive interview.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal yesterday accused the Obama administration of making energy more expensive with the goal of making Americans more dependent on government.
"The Left, they like to tell us they are the ones [who] are following science and we're the science deniers," Jindal said to a small group of reporters after delivering a speech at The Heritage Foundation to debut his energy jobs plan. "But I think overall, their approach to energy is telling."
The Republican governor said the "radical" Left wants energy to be scarce and expensive because it empowers the federal government to be more involved in Americans' lives.
Doing so, the potential 2016 presidential candidate said, essentially allows the Obama administration to decide what kind of car you drive, what kind of home you live in, what kind of education your children receive, what kind of health care insurance is adequate for you, and what size soda you can drink.
Right now, Jindal said, America "is on the road to failure."
If you are standing in the way of kids getting a quality education, even if you wear the liberal/progressive label, you are the enemy.
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 6, 2014
I'm sick of liberals/progressives being sanctimonious about public education. RESULTS matter. Not your shameful agenda. KIDS are THE agenda!
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 6, 2014
No political party; no union; no ideology; no civil rights leader; is going to control what I say or think about education. No more BS!
— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) September 6, 2014
BREAKING: THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Obama just announced he will delay executive action on immigration after elections. Another broken promise!!
— Erika Andiola (@ErikaAndiola) September 6, 2014
Happy to hear the spinoff of the walking dead has been confirmed today should be class
— DAVEY (@Daveyb_50609) September 6, 2014
The Walking Dead spinoff will differ in tone by being more optimistic and less depressing.
Just kidding.
— Jaime J. Weinman (@weinmanj) September 5, 2014
@MomsDemand@kroger If the NRA was putting out stuff like this you'd be calling them "gun bullies" So why is it okay for you to do it?
— Gluke (@SurvivorLuke) September 6, 2014
Pres Obama playing round of golf this afternoon at Ft. Belvoir. It's 90°. Feels like 98°. Chance of scattered thunderstorms.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) September 6, 2014
Hillary Clinton reviews Kissinger's new book and discovers it's really about her and she's doing great: http://t.co/LUjuL04bmR
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) September 5, 2014
In a sane world, a Hillary Clinton who proudly proclaims her friendship with Henry Kissinger would never be allowed near the White House.
— Ian Actual (@iboudreau) September 6, 2014
His great ideas on real education reform should be a key feature of our Conservative agenda. Of course, it really should be everybody's agenda. But since the Left is primarily devoted to preserving the political power of teachers unions rather than promoting the education of children, it falls to our side to advocate for reform. This should go hand-in-hand with the school choice movement as well as the continuing battle against Common Core and abusive "zero-tolerance" policies that are the poisonous fruit of political correctness.
How today's education system is an industrial age one-size-fits all dinosaur in today's diverse Internet-driven world.
"It's not white flight now. It's just flight," Glenn notes: Why families of all backgrounds that can afford to are increasingly pulling their kids out of urban public schools.
Why technology alone won't repair the current education system.
Could education reform help break the logjam that political correctness has imposed on education?
What does Glenn make of parents' recent complaints over Obama's Common Core agenda?
Plus some thoughts on where Obama goes next as his administration reaches its nadir.
You can read the full transcript of the interview here.
College Insurrection posts are often inspired by a pithy synopsis of campus news by Professor Glenn Reynolds (aka Instapundit).
So, with great joy, I wanted to share items from a new book featuring his wit, wisdom, and expertise on the subject of higher education, K-12 schooling, and possible technology-based transformations of how students learn that we may be seeing in the near future. One word for his newest publication, The New School: How the Information Age Will Save American Education from Itself: Compelling.
I am the mother of a 6th grader who is currently attending public school. While my son's school is a good one, I find myself supplementing his education with trips to Kahn Academy (his math "coach" describes the program in a great article). A core theme in The New School is that online courses are one of the many new tools that will allow parents to customize an educational approach that makes sense for their children. In fact, he is an "early adapter" himself.
LOPEZ: Who are the audiences for this book and how do you hope they'll read it and make use of it?
REYNOLDS: There are basically two audiences: parents who are unhappy with things as they are but don’t quite understand why, and educators (and investors in educational innovation) who want ideas on where things are going. I hope that both will find it helpful and interesting.
LOPEZ: What was so wrong about Horace Mann?
REYNOLDS: I'm not sure "wrong" is the right word, exactly. But when he brought the Prussian system to America, the response from his critics was that it was in some sense un-American: The Prussian system, the critics said, was based on the idea that the government was smarter than the people, while American society was founded on precisely the opposite belief. I think that the critics were onto something here, and I think subsequent history proves it.
LOPEZ: At what point do we stop thinking of college "as a path to prosperity"?
REYNOLDS: As soon as possible. Some students do better by going to college. Others do worse. Four out of ten students, according to Gallup, wind up in jobs they could have gotten without a college degree. That makes the time, and money, spent in college a waste, at least as far as prosperity is concerned. And some students actually do worse by going to college, developing problems with drugs, alcohol, or sex that may plague them for years, or a lifetime. Then there’s the debt, which can run into six figures, and isn't dischargeable in bankruptcy.
I'm not asking you to listen to the interview and follow all the links...I'm telling you to do it! Heh. But seriously, Glenn Reynolds knows what he's talking about and this is important stuff. Make the time!
