Rep. Kline, expected new chair of Education and Labor Committee, on ed policy

The Washington Post
By Valerie Strauss  | November 4, 2010

The man expected to be the new chairman of the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Rep. John Kline (R-MN), just advanced his broad priorities for education policy in the next Congress: “reform that restores local control, empowers parents, lets teachers teach, and protects taxpayers.”

What exactly does that mean? For a clue, we can look to this interview Kline gave last month to Dropout Nation, in which he spoke about his dislike for No Child Left Behind, his concern about the Common Core standards movement and his support for more school choice. Read more….

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/congress/where-rep-john-kline-stands-on.html