Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Betsy DeVos: Common Core is dead at U.S. Department of Education
On the "Get Schooled" blog, Maureen Downey reported on the Secretary of Education recent speech:
"U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos gave a far-ranging speech today in Washington at an American Enterprise Institute conference, 'Bush-Obama School Reform: Lessons Learned.'
She announced the death of Common Core, at least in her federal agency.
DeVos also decried the federal government’s initiatives to improve education. 'We saw two presidents from different political parties and philosophies take two different approaches. Federally mandated assessments. Federal money. Federal standards. All originated in Washington, and none solved the problem. Too many of America’s students are still unprepared,' she said.
And she touched on a favorite topic, school choice."
