Tag Archives: ALEC
Conservatives (and ALEC) oppose the Common Core
The Wall Street Journal describes the growing resistance to implementing Common Core State Standards in math and English Language Arts. North Carolina adopted the Common Core in 2010. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Fordham Institute, and, alarmingly, the U.S. Department of Education back the standards. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is oneContinue Reading
ALEC Report Card on American Education released
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has released the 17th edition of the Report Card on American Education. The annual report offers detailed data and statistics on state reform efforts, academic achievement, and achievement gaps in pre-K-12 public education. And no report card would be complete without grades! For the second year in a row,Continue Reading
Clueless Salon article about ALEC
Salon’s Alex Pareene calls the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) a “Match.com for state lawmakers and the nation’s worst industry lobbies.” Pareene thinks he has it all figured out, GOP state legislators go to fancy conferences where they sit down with lobbyists and right-wing activists and draft right-wing legislation together. They return home and introduceContinue Reading