Heartland Newspapers - Education

Students, Teachers Abandon Academics

Will Fitzhugh
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February 16, 2013
“We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.”—George Orwell 

States Should Not Dictate Curriculum

Audrey Spalding
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February 16, 2013
Recently, en route to Michigan’s northernmost point, it struck me that Calumet is more than 500 miles away from Lansing, where state legislators make policy.

Iowa Ranks Low on Teacher Prep as Governor Seeks Revamp

Sheena Dooley
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February 15, 2013
DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa’s teacher-preparation programs fail to produce graduates who are ready to lead a classroom, according to 

Bill Would Withdraw Georgia from Common Core

Joy Pullmann
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February 15, 2013
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A lawmaker has filed a bill that would withdraw Georgia from Common Core national education standards and prohibit personal information collected on the tests from being shared outside the state.

Indiana Senate Committee Votes to Reconsider Common Core

Joy Pullmann
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February 14, 2013
Parents again packed an Indiana Senate committee Tuesday as its members voted 7-4 to have the state reconsider the Common Core, a national list of what K-12 children must know in math and English.<

School Choice Gains Momentum in States

Joy Pullmann
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February 14, 2013
School choice is getting mighty popular among families, teachers, and legislators.

Alabama Exits National Common Core Tests

Evelyn B. Stacey
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February 13, 2013
Alabama will withdraw from two national testing groups, but state and national officials are being tight-lipped about why and what’s next.

Dr. Alieta Eck: ObamaCare Hurts College Students

Joy Pullmann
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February 13, 2013
Although most young people voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012, his signature achievement is particularly crushing to their freedom, health needs, and pocket books, says Dr.

Tennessee Democrat Proposes Parent Trigger Bill

Michal Conger
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February 12, 2013
A Parent Trigger bill that aims to give parents more influence in their children’s schools is making its way through the Tennessee legislature.
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