{"id":24242,"date":"2014-11-06T13:34:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T18:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=24242"},"modified":"2014-11-06T13:34:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T18:34:59","slug":"the-educational-aspect-of-the-2014-mid-term-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=24242","title":{"rendered":"The Educational Aspect Of The 2014 Mid-Term Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday The Daily Signal<\/a> posted an article about the education policies of the winners and losers in Tuesday’s election. As parents become more aware of the problems with a federally controlled education system, they are voting for the candidates who will give them more freedom and more choice in matters involving their children’s education.<\/p>\n

The article cites some of the candidates and their positions on education:<\/p>\n

Charlie Crist, running as a Democrat, lost his election bid for Florida governor to incumbent Republican Rick Scott<\/a>. Crist supported the state\u2019s teachers\u2019 union and the Florida School Boards Association\u2019s campaign<\/a> , to stop Florida\u2019s tuition tax credit scholarship program. The program, which enables nearly 69,000 low-income children to attend a school of choice, is the nation\u2019s largest choice program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

David Figlio of Northwestern University<\/a>, who has evaluated the scholarship program on an annual basis for the state, found that \u201cscholarship students are by and large the ones who struggled the most at the public schools they left behind, but that they are now, on average, making the same academic gains as students of all income levels nationally<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott\u2019s victory is a victory for supporters of school choice in the Sunshine State<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Similarly, in Wisconsin, Republican Scott Walker won his re-election bid for governor running, in part, on a platform of expanding school choice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voters voted for candidates who opposed Common Core and supported state and local control of education.<\/p>\n

The changes in the leadership of the Senate Committee dealing with education will make a difference:<\/p>\n

Sen. Lamar Alexander<\/a>, R-Tenn., will take the helm of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee<\/a> and is likely to work to reauthorize No Child Left Behind. Although Congress should pursue policies that would allow states to completely opt out of No Child Left Behind, as the Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success, or APLUS Act, does, a potential reauthorization of NCLB<\/a> would provide an opportunity to move the nation\u2019s largest K-12 education law in a more student-centered direction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sen. Tim Scott<\/a>, R-S.C., already has introduced the CHOICE Act, which would allow states to have Individuals with Disabilities Education Act<\/a> funds follow children to the private schools of their parents\u2019 choice. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., has introduced a companion measure in the House. A similar approach to Title I funding for low-income school districts also has been advanced in the House by Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…The Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act\u2014or HERO Act\u2014 introduced by Sen. Mike Lee<\/a>, R-Utah, and Rep. Ron DeSantis<\/a>, R-Fla., would empower states to allow any entity to credential courses, which could pave the way for a more flexible college experience for students and make possible a dramatic reduction in college costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s time for parents and local school boards to take back education. The newly-elected Senate may provide that opportunity. However, the corporate and political interests that are supporting Common Core and the new Advanced Placement U.S. History course will strongly oppose any move in that direction. It won’t be easy to get this done, but it is very doable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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