Comments on: Don’t look to government to reform education http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/19/dont-look-to-government-to-reform-education/ The Daily Caller features breaking news, opinion, research, and entertainment 24 hours a day. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Only local governments can reform manufacturing education « BERT MAES http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/19/dont-look-to-government-to-reform-education/comment-page-1/#comment-33718 Only local governments can reform manufacturing education « BERT MAES Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:16:40 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=430200#comment-33718 [...] “History shows that real education reforms occurs only in the absence of a strong federal role”. Jeanne Allen, the founder and president of The Center for Education Reform (CER) calls for small-government fire that spreads beyond local political differences (“bipartisan”). “National education departments simply are not equipped to understand how choices can best be developed and supported in a community, how a teacher can best be evaluated for performance so he stays in that role, how we can close schools and shift around students, get rid of bad teachers and demonstrate success.” (See article: Don’t look for government to reform education) [...] [...] “History shows that real education reforms occurs only in the absence of a strong federal role”. Jeanne Allen, the founder and president of The Center for Education Reform (CER) calls for small-government fire that spreads beyond local political differences (“bipartisan”). “National education departments simply are not equipped to understand how choices can best be developed and supported in a community, how a teacher can best be evaluated for performance so he stays in that role, how we can close schools and shift around students, get rid of bad teachers and demonstrate success.” (See article: Don’t look for government to reform education) [...]

]]> By: Kian Mead http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/19/dont-look-to-government-to-reform-education/comment-page-1/#comment-25039 Kian Mead Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:23:15 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=430200#comment-25039 Looks like no one cares about education. How sad. Looks like no one cares about education. How sad.

]]> By: Saturday Afternoon – Not Doing Any – Laundry Time , An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/19/dont-look-to-government-to-reform-education/comment-page-1/#comment-24677 Saturday Afternoon – Not Doing Any – Laundry Time , An Ol’ Broad’s Ramblings Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:09:54 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=430200#comment-24677 [...] Don’t look to government to reform education – The Daily Caller [...] [...] Don’t look to government to reform education – The Daily Caller [...]

]]> By: Kian Mead http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/19/dont-look-to-government-to-reform-education/comment-page-1/#comment-23826 Kian Mead Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:37:57 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=430200#comment-23826 Sure, unions are a destructive factor in education reform - but I am more concerned with the interference of the fundamental christians in the school boards manipulating what we teach - especially in the sciences and history. Local reform must be balanced with national education guidelines to stop our children being taught anything fitting with any political or religious philosophy rather than the tools to discern the truth, and what is supported as rigorous science (yes, that means evolution). Obama is taking the centrist position, concentrating power in the education department - but is taking too many powers, and the wrong powers. What we teach needs to be decided nationally, how we teach locally. Sure, unions are a destructive factor in education reform – but I am more concerned with the interference of the fundamental christians in the school boards manipulating what we teach – especially in the sciences and history.

Local reform must be balanced with national education guidelines to stop our children being taught anything fitting with any political or religious philosophy rather than the tools to discern the truth, and what is supported as rigorous science (yes, that means evolution).

Obama is taking the centrist position, concentrating power in the education department – but is taking too many powers, and the wrong powers. What we teach needs to be decided nationally, how we teach locally.

]]> By: Daily Headlines for February 19, 2010 | edspresso http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/19/dont-look-to-government-to-reform-education/comment-page-1/#comment-23748 Daily Headlines for February 19, 2010 | edspresso Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:33:01 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=430200#comment-23748 [...] Don’t Look To Government To Reform EducationDaily Caller, DC, February 19, 2010With CPAC attendees descending on Washington this week, with a new conservative manifesto being penned to protect the Constitution, and with Tea Parties being planned for the spring, I find myself hoping and praying that such small-government fervor infiltrates the ranks of education reformers. [...] [...] Don’t Look To Government To Reform EducationDaily Caller, DC, February 19, 2010With CPAC attendees descending on Washington this week, with a new conservative manifesto being penned to protect the Constitution, and with Tea Parties being planned for the spring, I find myself hoping and praying that such small-government fervor infiltrates the ranks of education reformers. [...]

]]> By: alanmulvey19 http://dailycaller.com/2010/02/19/dont-look-to-government-to-reform-education/comment-page-1/#comment-23223 alanmulvey19 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:57:09 +0000 http://dailycaller.com/?p=430200#comment-23223 Obama lays out higher education agenda, get a Medical Assistant Degree from http://ow.ly/18uCo Obama lays out higher education agenda, get a Medical Assistant Degree from http://ow.ly/18uCo

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