The General Education Provisions Act – prohibits a national curriculum
April 25, 2013
Senator Marco Rubio, in his letter to Secretary Arne Duncan, cites the General Education Provisions Act as one of the laws prohibiting a national curriculum. That prohibition, along with other directives, are in the citation which states:
“No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.
You can find it here: 20 USC § 1232a – Prohibition against Federal control of education.
We provide this and other citations so you can have documentation when you discuss education with your friends.
Senator Marco Rubio, in his letter to Secretary Arne Duncan, cites the General Education Provisions Act as one of the laws prohibiting a national curriculum. That prohibition, along with other directives, are in the citation which states:
“No provision of any applicable program shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, or over the selection of library resources, textbooks, or other printed or published instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, or to require the assignment or transportation of students or teachers in order to overcome racial imbalance.
You can find it here: 20 USC § 1232a – Prohibition against Federal control of education.
We provide this and other citations so you can have documentation when you discuss education with your friends.