Senate Hearing Today to Nominate John King as Secretary of Education. Another Bipartisan Disaster or A Blessing in Disguise?
(The hearing will be held at 2 PM EST and you can watch it live here: http://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/nomination-of-dr-john-king-to-serve-as-secretary-of-education. It may be available to view/record on CSpan.)
Senator Lamar Alexander is following through with his 1989 speech at the first National Governors Association meeting and his desire for centralized control of education. Via 2016, he again brings the taxpayers another bipartisan disaster rivaling that of No Child Left Behind (ESSA) and is eager to appoint the acting secretary of education (John King) so King can crack the whip of accountability. These policies are not for academic excellence, rather, they are are policies once again wrapped up in a new law (over 1,000 pages) consisting of carrots and sticks. FromSenate committee schedules confirmation hearing for John King as education secretary:
Who is John King? If you are in New York state, you know him as the embattled state superintendent who stepped out of that position due to taxpayer/parent displeasure and into ‘a high level position’ in the US Department of Education. New York’s failed superintendent is now thrust onto all states. How is King handling himself in his new position as acting Secretary? Take a look and see during his recent appearance at theHouse Oversight Committee regarding the investigation of the Department of Education’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) Danny Harris and Harris’ lack of judgement and numerous legal violations. Both Harris and King are masterful at not answering questions and/or deflection: