From a story at The Washington Times - author is Robert Holland ANALYSIS/OPINION: One constant in the education world over the past 25 years has been the periodic release of reports warning that American workers will be unable to compete in the global economy unless education becomes a seamless web of government-managed workforce preparation. Think Common Core State Standards (CCSS), most recently. But in the 1990s, CCSS had a precursor in the Goals 2000/School-to-Work crusade for nationalized education standards, and soon it may have a successor, which could be a rebranded Common Core enforced through the considerable powers given the U.S. secretary of Education in the new Every … [Read more...]
Hillary Clinton’s plans for Centralized Control of Lifelong Education
Originally published on: http://www.eagleforum.org/educate/marc_tucker/ In 1995 I attended the National Governors Association Meeting for Governors’ Education Advisors in Chicago. The top education “reformers” of the day were there to bring all the states together to support their plans. One of the presenters was Marc Tucker, president of the National Center on Education and the Economy, funded by the Carnegie Foundation. Marc Tucker worked hand-in-hand with Hillary Clinton in the 80s when she was First Lady of Arkansas and then when Bill Clinton was elected President in 1992. Their group also included Michael (Mike) Cohen who later became head of ACHIEVE, which wrote the Common Core … [Read more...]
Hillary Clinton found at the rotten center of the Common Core national standards initiative
From EAG News ..... A veteran educator says parents can thank Hillary Clinton for the Common Core national standards that have been thrust upon schools across the country. Even though most people probably believe that Common Core was developed during President Barack Obama’s term in office, the foundation of the initiative goes all the way back to the 1980s, reports veteran educator and now-commentator Donna Garner. Back then, she tells EAGnews Hillary Clinton worked with other left-leaning education reformers such as Marc Tucker of the National Committee on Education and the Economy (NCEE), Ira Magaziner and then-Gov. Mario Cuomo, known for his fiery, liberal speeches. The … [Read more...]