Common Core - backer Bill Gates and former federal education department official Joanne Weiss have promoted national standards and tests by touting that they «will unleash powerful market forces» and create a national market for vendors. (optoutnyc.com)
Federal education department secretary Arne Duncan joined the debate recently, advocating for an extension of mayoral control. (politico.com)
--- Puerto Rico, in the midst of the chaos and instability following Hurricane Maria, is moving quickly forward with plans to institute a wide swath of education reforms, with the help of the aggressively ideological federal education department, helmed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. (rachelsnotebook.com)