WE HATE TO SAY WE TOLD YOU SO, BUT WE DID In September 2011, a week after President Obama announced that states could apply for waivers from some No Child Left Behind provisions, we warned against accepting the notion that getting these waivers would return any real power over education back to the states. We …
Updated on September 30, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
WHAT IS IT? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? Over the past several weeks, a great deal of controversy and discussions have arisen on the topic of Common Core Curriculum. We asked our policy analysts to explain exactly what the program is, whether South Carolina has opted in to …
Tag: No Child Left Behind
How “Waiving” NCLB Reinforced Federal Control
Updated on July 31, 2014 by South Carolina Policy Council
WE HATE TO SAY WE TOLD YOU SO, BUT WE DID In September 2011, a week after President Obama announced that states could apply for waivers from some No Child Left Behind provisions, we warned against accepting the notion that getting these waivers would return any real power over education back to the states. We …
Category: Commentary, Education, Independence from DC Tags: Common Core, No Child Left Behind
Common Core in South Carolina: FAQs
Updated on September 30, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
WHAT IS IT? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST? AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? Over the past several weeks, a great deal of controversy and discussions have arisen on the topic of Common Core Curriculum. We asked our policy analysts to explain exactly what the program is, whether South Carolina has opted in to …
Category: Commentary, Education, Independence from DC, Self Governance Tags: Common Core, K-12 education, No Child Left Behind