Tag: Tea Party
Common Core supporters, opponents clash in Florida
From the News Service of Florida: Supporters and opponents of the controversial “Common Core” education standards clashed Tuesday in Tampa during the opening stop in a three-day round of public hearings across the state. Those speaking at the hearing were closely divided among supporters and opponents of the standards, despite... READ MORERick Scott defends decision to abandon tests tied to Common Core
From the News Service of Florida: Gov. Rick Scott defended...
READ MOREFlorida education summit aims for listening, common ground
Even for Florida, a state that has put education policy...
READ MOREAnother week, another state, another few thousand parents rally for school choice
There were 1,000 in Tallahassee, Fla., 2,000 in Columbus, Ohio,...
READ MORENew school board member in Florida to push for vouchers, charters – and clones
If you need any more proof that the political coalition...
READ MOREThe Tea Party case for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education
Tea Party groups succeeded in pushing the Republican Party platform...
READ MORECentrists hold keys on ed reform
At the RNC in Tampa this week, a small but...
READ MOREJoe Williams: On ed reform, GOP should throw Tea Party under the (school) bus
by Joe Williams I spend a lot of my time navigating...
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