Heartland Newspapers - Education

‘State-Led’ Common Core Pushed by Federally Funded Nonprofit

A central defense of the new national education standards, now generating spirited public debates, is that the federal government did not mandate or create them.

How Tennessee Voucher Momentum Splintered

Years of voucher proposals, polls showing parent support for vouchers, and a governor-sponsored voucher bill did not culminate in a new Tennessee voucher law this spring.

States Respond to Common Core Science Standards

States have begun to take sides on the new Common Core science standards released last week.

It's Time to Make Teaching a Real Profession

Teachers have somehow gotten themselves exempt from public accountability as a profession, avoiding independent requirements like those imposed on doctors, nurses, accountants, and others.

Sen. Grassley: Stop Federal Funds, Coercion on Common Core

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley wants the federal government to stop funding Common Core, national K-12 education goals in math and English.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Poor Record on Education

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce promotes itself as a steward for the people and businesses of Indiana. No doubt it has done a lot of good for the state.

Poll: In Chicago, 61 Percent Support Parent Trigger

A recent representative poll of 1,010 Chicago residents has found that 61 percent support a Parent Trigger law. 

Tennessee Governor: My Vouchers or No Vouchers (video)

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Twitter Rally Sparks Common Core Debate (video)

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Apropos of a Twitter rally around the hashtag #stopcommoncore today, Choice Media released a Common Cor
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