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Should Texas Pass Workforce Training and D.C.-Style Education Planning?
......What’s Wrong with “Career & Technology Education and Workforce Training”
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | May 17, 2017 Texas Insider
The Texas House passed HB 136, amending the Texas Education Code to include “career and technology education and workforce training” in the mission statement of public education.
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Will Lawmakers Pass Soviet-Style Education as New Mission for Texas Schools?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | March 20, 2017 Texas Insider Education Views
A bill recently filed for the Texas 85th legislative session, HB 136, proposes to add a new mission to the Texas Education Code:
This bill, if passed, will dramatically transform the primary purpose of Texas public education from academic learning to workforce training for the supplying of workers for businesses. Education will no longer be focused on providing a well-rounded education so the individual can adapt to the inevitable changes in the workplace.
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What the Senate Should Ask Trump's Pick for Education Chief
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | January 16, 2017 Education Views 
President-Elect Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary is scheduled to begin confirmation hearings on January 17. While Democrats greatly fear what she might do to reduce their tyrannical control over public education, conservatives also are deeply concerned about where she stands on various issues.
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New K-12 Law’s Heavy Handiness in Testing Sparks More Public Outrage
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | June 1, 2016 Daily Caller
Congress replaced No Child Left Behind with Every Student Succeeds Act, promising to return control to the states. However, with the federal government loath to give up power over telling states and districts what they must do, there are signals that we can expect a showdown as states begin the implementation of ESSA.
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Follow the Money: Race to the Top and ESSA
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | January 11, 2016 Education Views
The truth about Race to the Top, Common Core, and ESSA are lost in the daily minutia fed to the American public. This discussion is about learning who is profiting from – and controlling -- American public education.
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Why the Dems Loathe Betsy DeVos
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | January 10, 2017 Education Views (Original title: "Betsy DeVos: Public School Enemy #1)
The Senate confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos, President-Elect Donald Trump's nomination for Secretary of Education, are scheduled to begin January 17. Already the liberal hypocrites are doing what they do best – character assassination of anyone not of their radical ilk.
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Will Texas End Federal Control Over Education?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | May 23, 2016 Daily Caller
Texas is leading the charge against the Obama administration’s May 13th directive that transgender students must be allowed to use the restrooms and locker rooms of their choice or face the loss of federal funding under Title IX. Put simply, the federal government will withhold funding for breakfast and lunch programs for poor children if this directive is not followed.
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News Flash: Arne Duncan Stepping Down, John King Is Interim Replacement
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. | October 2, 2015
Arne Duncan is stepping down in December. John King, former New York State Superintendent will replace him on an interim basis. The initial public reaction of joy turned to dismay upon hearing the person chosen to wear the mantle of education chief.