Dr. Bill Evers of the Hoover Institution discusses how the education is turning into a federal power grab that has profound effects for America's children. While most advanced countries expect their children to learn algebra in the 8th grade, the federal government is setting a 9th grade standard. Is the new math worse than the old math? Is the Obama Administration deliberating setting lower standards for your chidlren? Find out as Alexis Garcia brings you the latest from the front lines of US education policy.Monday, April 2, 2012
Barack Obama's Race to the Bottom - US Is Seizing School Power and Setting Lower Education Standards
Dr. Bill Evers of the Hoover Institution discusses how the education is turning into a federal power grab that has profound effects for America's children. While most advanced countries expect their children to learn algebra in the 8th grade, the federal government is setting a 9th grade standard. Is the new math worse than the old math? Is the Obama Administration deliberating setting lower standards for your chidlren? Find out as Alexis Garcia brings you the latest from the front lines of US education policy.
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