So often do avid boosters such as U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush extol the national standards for K-12 education as “rigorous,” it would be easy to conclude the adjective had become part of the name: The Rigorous Common Core State Standards.
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Suburban Voters Support Market-Friendly Education
The Douglas County election results can and should sow similar efforts around the country to reclaim local institutions to protect freedom and demonstrate effective self-government.
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Ferrara at TAS: How to Defeat and Replace Obamacare Now
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Heartland’s Sam Karnick on the Clarifying Moment of SCOTUS Obamacare Decision
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