New Common Core Lawsuit Fights for Local Control
The following op-ed, written by Connor Boyack, was published this weekend in the Deseret News. Two weeks ago, Governor Herbert held a press conference to announce that he’s “listening” to Common Core critics and that he has asked...
How is Common Core like Obamacare?
Conservatives in Utah and around the country laughed to scorn then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for suggesting, after passage of “Obamacare,” that Congress had to pass the bill so that the people could then find...
The Price of Higher Ed
Thousands of newly-minted graduates will proudly parade in front of beaming family and friends to receive their college diplomas in the coming few weeks. Parents will cheer as their children attain the degrees that parents worked...
The End Goal of the Common Core
Whether you love or hate the Common Core, it’s important to understand the end goal its architects have been striving for. Once Utahns realize what that goal is, we suspect few will be willing to support its use in this...
Why Do We Care About Common Core?
The following is a transcript of the remarks shared by Connor Boyack at this week’s anti-Common Core rally at the Utah Capitol. We care because we support parental stewardship in education — the ultimate local control....
The Federal Government’s Micromanagement of School Discipline
Earlier this month the Departments of Education and Justice released an information package regarding school discipline. Its main thrust is that not one, but two federal departments are going to micromanage school discipline in a...