Competitive federalism refers to a system in which different states or regions within a country compete with each other to attract businesses, investments, or people. It means that states have the ability to create different laws, regulations, or policies to encourage economic growth and development. This competition between states aims to improve efficiency, innovation, and prosperity by allowing them to experiment with various approaches.
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The common core's promoters and their federal facilitators wanted a cartel that would
override competitive federalism and shut down the curriculum alternatives that federalism would allow.
Then the rivalry that takes place
under competitive federalism will go back to work to the benefit of teachers, students, and everyone who wants a well - educated citizenry — and also everyone who wants to have the freedoms that are protected by the U.S. Constitution's Madisonian system of federalism.
Competitive federalism encourages innovation, allows movement between jurisdictions that enhances liberty, and permits a better match between policies and voter preferences.
Yet Canada (which has
more competitive federalism in education than the United States and has no Ministry of Education in its central government) has climbed into the ranks of advanced nations in academic performance.
This protection is in line with one of the most important aspects
of competitive federalism: protecting individuals from overreaching states and states from each other.
Nigeria needs
a competitive federalism, not a «feeding bottle» one.
But even in the absence of opportunity scholarships and charter schools, we had some exit options in the past because of
competitive federalism, meaning horizontal competition among jurisdictions.
The common core undermines citizens» exit option and
competitive federalism.
Common Core's national uniformity runs counter to
competitive federalism.
The question I would like to address is: Do the Common Core national curriculum - content standards undermine «
competitive federalism,» which is a feature of our Madisonian system of federalism?
So, Yes, Common Core does undermine «
competitive federalism.»
Competitive federalism is horizontal competition among jurisdictions.
The insight of
competitive federalism is that fifty - one state school boards are better than a single federal Executive - branch office.
Now, I want to turn to the closely related matter of
competitive federalism.