Author: Bob Dean
Out of the Mouth of Babes……
I read Greg Jayne's article on the "Truth about Common Core".... I responded to him with a few things I have learned about standards over the last couple of decades. […]
Common Core Becoming Toxic for Politicians
Huckabee steps back from Common Core It's not surprising to see that former supporters of Common Core are now running from the controversial standards the same way democrats are bailing from […]
States Fight back Against Federal Overreach
South Carolina is rejecting Obamacare South Carolina is voting on a bill to end Obamacare in the state. State legislators have already passed H3101 in the house and have sent it […]
What did we learn from the Shutdown?
DC Politicians don't care about the deficit It is true that the government shutdown didn’t start with concern about raising the debt ceiling but in the end the winners were Obama […]
The Liberty Amendments
Mark Levin's new book ,The Liberty Amendments" lays out a strategy to restore the balance of power that was originally intended by the framers of our constitution. Levin, points out […]
The High Stakes Testing Myth
The belief that high stakes testing will bring any improvement to our public schools is built on an ounce of wishful thinking, a pound of good intentions, and a ton […]
Unintended Consequences
I read the newspaper almost every day. Would that make me an expert in running a newspaper? Some people regularly fly in airplanes. Would that make them […]
State Mandates Millions by school districts
It is unbelievable that at the same time the state is going to make major cuts in education expenditures, they are putting a $300 million dollar unfunded mandate on school […]
Washington Legislature is poised to give away their legislative control over Education
Consumer Education 101: What do you say to a salesman who tells you that he will give you double the quantity of your purchase but you must buy right now? […]
Democracy Denied
It’s ironic that while we are watching Egyptians half way around the globe fight for democracy, we are being denied democracy right here in the state of Washington. Representative […]