Sentences with phrase «federal coercion»

In hindsight, this was probably a mistake because it opened the door to legitimate charges of federal coercion.

It gave a positive spin to the Core while ignoring, in particular, federal coercion behind it.

The trouble with the Common Core is not that it was the handiwork of anti-American ideologues or anti-teacher dogmatists, but that it was the work of well - meaning, self - impressed technocrats who fudged difficult questions, used federal coercion to compel rapid national adoption, and assumed that things would work out.

While advocates insist that the Common Core was «state - led,» it's fairer to say it was conceived by inside - the - Beltway nonprofits, foisted upon the states by federal bribes, and kept in place by federal coercion.

Moreover, assertions of federal coercion are countered by arguments that state adoption of the CCSS reflects the actions of states serving their self - determined interests.

A judge upheld a federal coercion charge against an investment manager accused of trying to land a pension fund contract by exposing an alleged extramarital affair of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's top counsel.

Fordham did not lift a finger to object to this federal coercion on standards, so why would we believe their new - found conviction that all of this should «be completely voluntary for states»?

The news from Massachusetts is just the latest reminder that federal coercion and supercilious intimidation may not be a winning strategy for pursuing that kind of change.

Confirming the influence of the federal program on states» adoption behavior does not necessarily support the claims of federal coercion, however.

As explained in my new book, Environmentalism Gone Mad (available here), Federal coercion to expand the use of «renewables» would end up forcing electric power ratepayers to spend much more to obtain much less reliable electric power.