Tag Archives: Common Core
Homeschooling, the Feds, and You
2 Special IFI Forums With Dr. Duke Pesta
Common Core: the Trojan Horse for Federalized Education Control
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SURPRISE! Thousand-Page Education-Funding Bill Passes U.S. House
A 1,061-page rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which is better known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), suddenly popped up in the House on Monday and was voted on late Wednesday, passing 359-64. All 64 “no” votes were cast by Republicans.
At over 1,000 pages, S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA) [also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)], like Obamacare, was too lengthy to read and digest in just two days, and yet House Republicans rammed it forward despite Paul Ryan’s prior assurances that as House speaker he would provide …