FreedomWorks’ Member of the Month for February 2019: Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.)
FreedomWorks is proud to honor Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) as our member of the month for February of 2019. Rep. Jones serves the people of North Carolina’s Third Congressional…
Happy National School Choice Week!
“And at the U.S. Department of Education, Common Core is dead.” This is music to the ears of advocates for federalism, school choice, and, frankly, for student success everywhere. These…
Fury Over School Regulations: It’s the Department of Education, Stupid!
Last month's proposed rules on school accountability are yet another reminder that it’s time for federal bureaucrats at the Department of Education to get their hands out of our education…
Fury Over School Regulations: It’s the Department of Education, Stupid!
Yesterday's proposed rules on school accountability are yet another reminder that it’s time for federal bureaucrats at the Department of Education to get their hands out of our education system.
Congress Moves Forward on No Child Left Behind Reauthorization
This week, Congress is expected to begin conference on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, more commonly known as No Child Left Behind. Earlier this year,…
Throwing Money at Education a Proven Failure
Leave it government to never, ever learn from its mistakes. Since the establishment of the U.S. Department of Education in 1979, the go-to solution for all things education related has…
Key Vote YES on the Cruz Amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act
As one of our over 6.9 million FreedomWorks activists nationwide, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to vote YES on the Cruz amendment to the Every…
Key Vote YES on the Lee Amendment to the Every Child Achieves Act
As one of our over 6.9 million FreedomWorks activists nationwide, I urge you to contact your senators and ask them to vote YES on the Lee amendment to the Every…
The Need for Accountability in Education Policy
Accountability is one of those words that seems to crop up again and again in education policy. Everybody seems to agree that more accountability is a good thing, but as…
The No Child Left Behind Reauthorization Is a Mixed Bag
Sen. Lamar Alexander and Sen. Patty Murray have announced that they’ve reached a compromise on reauthorizing No Child Left Behind. When a moderate Republican and a not-so-moderate Democrat cooperate on…