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Research & Commentary: Tennessee Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Tennessee legislature is holding hearings on Common Core, national education standards and tests in math and English that 46 states, including Tennessee, have adopted. In 2012, approximately 16 states reconsidered Common Core. -
Testimony to Indiana Common Core Legislative Review Panel
Publication -Testimony -Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to speak today. I’m Joy Pullmann, a Fort Wayne resident, mother of three children, and education research fellow for The Heartland Institute. -
Testimony to Indiana Common Core Legislative Review Panel
Publication -Testimony -Testimony to Indiana Common Core Legislative Review Panel September 10, 2013 Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for the invitation to speak today. -
Research & Commentary: Kentucky Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Kentucky legislature is holding hearings on Common Core—national education standards and tests in math and English that 46 states, including Kentucky, have adopted. In 2012, approximately 16 states reconsidered Common Core. -
Common Core: Joy Pullmann Testifies to the Arkansas Legislature
Publication -Testimony -[Below is an excerpt of School Reform News Managing Editor, Joy Pullmann's July 22, 2013 testimony before the Arkansas Legislature in opposition to the Common Core Education Standards. For the full testimony, please click on the PDF link above. -
The Leaflet – States Pushing Back On Common Core
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Tip Sheet: Common Core Standards
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -Common Core Standards ProblemMost states have traded their education standards for Common Core national standards. -
Research & Commentary: Texas Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Texas legislators are considering strengthening an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. The legislation, first passed in California, has been considered in approximately 20 other states. -
Common Core: Poor Choice for Wisconsin
Publication -Testimony -[Below is an excerpt of Heartland Research Fellow Joy Pullmann's May 22, 2013 testimony before the Wisconsin Legislature's Joint Committee on Education in opposition to the state adopting Common Core education standards. -
Common Core: Low-Quality and Intrusive
Publication -Testimony -[Below is an excerpt of Heartland Research Fellow Joy Pullmann's May 15, 2013 testimony before the Pennsylvania State Senate's Education Committee in opposition to the state adopting Common Core education standards. -
Is Common Core Becoming Less Common?
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Research & Commentary: Michigan Common Core
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Michigan legislature is considering in its 2014 budget a measure that would prohibit the state department of education from using public funds to implement Common Core, national education standards and tests in math and English that 46 states, -
Research & Commentary: Common Core Science Standards
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A consortium of consultants and science educators has released its final draft of what it plans will become national education standards for K-12 science. -
Research & Commentary: President Obama’s Universal Pre-K Proposal
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Included in President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget is a proposal to expand federally funded pre-K, to be paid for by raising the federal cigarette tax from $1.01 per pack to $1.95. -
Making Texas Public Education More Efficient: Taxpayer Savings Grant Program
Publication -Policy Briefs -This Policy Brief summarizes past research and presents new analysis showing how a proposal called the Taxpayer Savings Grant Program (TSGP) would enable the state of Texas to comply with its constitutional mandate to “establish and make suitable -
Tip Sheet: Maryland’s Taxpayers’ Savings Act
Publication -Policy Tip Sheets -ProblemMaryland has struggled to balance its books in recent years and is barely getting back on its feet after the recession. Payments on state debt are projected to triple between 2007 and 2022. -
Research & Commentary: Maine Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Maine legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -South Carolina legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. -
Research & Commentary: South Carolina Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -South Carolina legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. -
Research & Commentary: Reducing School Violence
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A wave of political rhetoric and action immediately followed the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting that ended 27 lives, in which a mentally ill young man used his mother’s legally acquired guns to kill her, 20 children, and five educators before -
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The Leaflet – States to Tackle Income Taxes
Publication -The Leaflet -States To Tackle Income Taxes While Congress and the president recently hiked taxes for 77 percent of the nation’s taxpayers, proposals for sweeping tax cuts continue to gain momentum at the state level. -
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The Leaflet – Meet Your Very Own Think Tank!
Publication -The Leaflet -One of the great privileges I have in working for Heartland is the opportunity to help elected officials at all levels of government discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to economic and social problems. -
Research & Commentary: Missouri Parent Trigger
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Missouri legislators are considering an education reform that has garnered significant national attention: the Parent Trigger. -
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The Leaflet – Happy New Year!
Publication -The Leaflet -The election results have been certified, the fiscal cliff has been averted, and the world didn’t end. Now state lawmakers are heading back to their state capitols to begin their 2013 legislative sessions.
