CLEVELAND – Republicans laid out their views on education with the Republican Platform 2016 as part of the Republican National Convention held in Cleveland this week.
The document presents a unified vision on education that’s rooted in the fundamental truth that “parents are a child’s first and foremost educators, and have primary responsibility for the education of their children.”
“Parents have a right to direct their children’s education, care and upbringing,” and to that end Republicans support “a constitutional amendment to protect that right from interference by states, the federal government, or international bodies such as the United Nations.”
That underlying theme – empowering parents – is evident in the party’s continued support for school choice and general opposition to federal intervention in education.
“We reject a one-size-fits-all approach to education and support a broad range of choices for parents and children at the state and local level. We likewise repeat our long-standing opposition to the imposition of national standards and assessments, encourage parents and educators who are implementing alternatives to Common Core, and congratulate the states which have successfully repealed it,” according to the platform.
Common Core, the wildly unpopular national standards ushered in with the help of President Obama’s Race to the Top education initiative, is also strongly opposed by the party’s nominee for president, billionaire Donald Trump.
Education reform led by states that rejected Common Core are instead focusing on “choice-based, parent-driven accountability at every stage of schooling…. read more here
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