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Left Turn: Obama Pre-K Proposal Raises Serious Questions
Feb 14, 2013
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When President Obama called for expanded access to early childhood education during Tuesday’s State of the Union address, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline warned, “Before we spend more taxpayer dollars on new programs, we must first review what is and is not working...
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Left Turn: What They’re Saying: Popularity of Obama K-12 Waivers in Decline
Feb 11, 2013
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As it turns out, President Obama’s controversial plan to rewrite K-12 education law via executive fiat isn’t as popular as the administration thought. A growing number of education leaders and policy experts have recently come forward to express their doubts about the president’s waiver scheme, noti...
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Left Turn: Buyer’s Remorse? Unions Grow Wary of ObamaCare
Jan 31, 2013
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It’s no secret Big Labor strongly supported the president’s government takeover of health care. Back in 2010, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said unions would do "everything we can" to gin up congressional support for the president’s health care law. Nearly three years after ObamaCare became law, ...
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Did You Know? 10 Fast Facts on School Choice
Jan 30, 2013
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State and local school choice initiatives continue to boost academic achievement and strengthen the nation’s education system. In honor of National School Choice Week (January 27 – February 2), the House Education and the Workforce Committee compiled the following facts on a variety of innovative pr...
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Committee Leaders Request Information on Health Care Law’s Employer Mandate
Dec 18, 2012
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Dear Secretary Geithner, Secretary Solis, and Secretary Sebelius: We write to request information concerning the administration’s implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Specifically, we request clarification concerning how an employer determines the average number...
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Kline Renews Demand for WARN Act Information
Dec 17, 2012
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Dear Secretary Solis: Thank you for taking the time on October 17, 2012 to discuss the committee’s ongoing oversight of the Department of Labor. As we discussed, I am concerned by the department’s pattern of untimely and inadequate response to the committee’s oversight requests. In many cases, the ...
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Left Turn: Exploring the Opposition to a Worker’s Right to Choose
Dec 12, 2012
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We have to get past this whole situation where we manufacture crises because of politics. That actually leads to less certainty, more conflict, and we can't all focus on coming together to grow. – President Barack Obama, 12/10/12 If the president followed his own advice, there would be less confusi...
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