Louisiana Activists Urge Vitter to Reconsider His Support for Common Core
Early last month U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) said that he strongly supports the Common Core in his state putting him at odds with Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal who signed an executive order...
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David Vitter Says He’s Now Against Common Core
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) who plans to run for Governor in Louisiana announced yesterday that he is against Common Core. Below is a statement he made explaining why he changed his mind: Four...
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Vitter Introduces Common Core Bill in U.S. Senate
Photo credit: UpstateNYer (CC-By-SA 3.0) On December 2nd U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA), who recently did an about turn on Common Core, introduced S. 2967 in the U.S. Senate. S. 2967 – “Local...
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Reid Blocks Vitter’s Common Core Legislation From ‘CRomnibus’
Photo credit: UpstateNYer (CC-By-SA 3.0) It seems as though the silver lining with CRomnibus has been torn away in part. Breitbart News reported yesterday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)...
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Senate Passes Local Control of Education Act as a Budget Amendment
Photo credit: UpstateNYer (CC-By-SA 3.0) The U.S. Senate today passed the Local Control of Education Act, sponsored by U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-Louisiana), as a budget amendment. Vitter, who once...
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Vitter’s Student Data Privacy Bill Gains Grassroots Support
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) introduced the “Student Privacy Protection Act,” a bill that addresses problems with FERPA and would amend the General Education Provisions Act to strengthen student...
View ArticleDavid Vitter Releases Anti-Common Core Commercial
U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) is running to replace Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal who will step down at the end of his current term due to term limits. He was initially in favor of Common Core,...
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What Louisiana Gubernatorial Candidates Have in Common
There is no love lost among the candidates vying to become Governor of Louisiana for the Common Core State Standards. AP reports: They differ in many ways but the two candidates for governor in...
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ESEA Reauthorization Conference Report Advances to Final Vote in the Senate
Photo credit: Rob Crawley (CC-By-2.0) The ESEA reauthorization conference report, S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) advanced in the U.S. Senate on a 84 to 12 cloture vote. The vote took...
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U.S. Senate Sends ESEA Reauthorization to Obama
Photo credit: UpstateNYer (CC-By-SA 3.0) I reported at Caffeinated Thoughts that the U.S. Senate voted in favor – 85 to 12 – to pass the Every Student Achieves Act, the reauthorization of the...
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