Texas Should Steer Clear of NCLB Waivers
In a “surprise” move, Texas announced last Thursday that it would seek a No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver from the U.S. Department of Education…. Read More
Report Finds Obama Can Waive Welfare Work Requirements…or Not
Liberals are touting an analysis by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) that they say “refutes” arguments against the Obama Administration’s legal authority to waive work… Read More
Morning Bell: Clinton Is Wrong on Welfare Reform
Last night, in his nationally televised speech, former President Bill Clinton said the charge that President Obama has gutted welfare reform was “a real doozy.”… Read More
Morning Bell: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of a New School Year
As of today, the vast majority of American students have begun a new school year. As lunches are packed and carpool lines grow, Heritage reviews… Read More
Education Waiver Would Spell Entanglement for Alabama
Alabama is considering requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to relieve the state of some of the burdensome requirements of No Child… Read More
District NCLB Waivers: An Unsettling Pact with Washington
Last year, the Obama Administration began making pacts with states that agreed to implement the White House’s preferred education policies, circumventing Congress to grant waivers… Read More
Scribecast: Rep. Rob Bishop Outlines an Alternative to No Child Left Behind
More than half of states have asked the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver from No Child Left Behind. Ten years after President George… Read More
Obama Administration Continues to Make Policy Through Waivers
On Monday, the White House announced that it will start issuing waivers for states to avoid the onerous provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)…. Read More
Lunch With Heritage Online Chat on the Education Waivers
The Department of Education announced Monday that they will be issuing waivers to states to avoid No Child Left Behind’s onerous provisions. But if states… Read More
“No More Waivers for You!”
In a classic case of the “Friday afternoon news dump,” last week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it is closing… Read More
