# Education Reform on The No Agenda Show Education Reform comes up in 14 chapters across 14 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from March 2010 to March 2021. - **Chapters:** 14 - **Episodes:** 14 - **Discussed:** March 2010 – March 2021 - **Related topics:** [Common Core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Bill Gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [Charter Schools](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charter-schools.md), [Bernie Sanders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-sanders.md), [Brexit Party](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brexit-party.md), [Ccp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ccp.md), [Chicago](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chicago.md), [Cisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cisco.md), [Computers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computers.md) ## Chapters 1–14 of 14 ### Nigel Farage Quits Reform UK to Fight CCP Influence - **Episode:** [1328: White Adjacent](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1328-white-adjacent.md) - **Published:** 2021-03-11 - **Time:** 2:05:57–2:08:09 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1328-white-adjacent/chapter/nigel-farage-quits-reform-uk-to-fight-ccp-influence.md Nigel Farage announced his resignation as leader of Reform UK (formerly the Brexit Party) to focus on a media-driven campaign against the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in Britain. Farage expresses concern that the British establishment has "sold out" to China and that schools are replacing critical thinking with political propaganda. He also plans to advocate for environmental issues like planting trees. Keywords: [nigel farage](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nigel-farage.md), [reform uk](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/reform-uk.md), [brexit party](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brexit-party.md), [ccp](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ccp.md), [critical thinking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/critical-thinking.md), [education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education.md) ### Preschool Social Distancing Rules and Homeschooling Trends - **Episode:** [1266: 33 Cases](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1266-33-cases.md) - **Published:** 2020-08-06 - **Time:** 43:09–46:16 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1266-33-cases/chapter/preschool-social-distancing-rules-and-homeschooling-trends.md New regulations in preschools and K-12 education, such as banning physical contact and requiring walls between children, are driving parents toward self-organized homeschooling pods. Critics argue that the Los Angeles Teachers Union's demands are elitist and ignore the needs of essential workers. This shift is expected to permanently alter the American educational landscape. Keywords: [homeschooling](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homeschooling.md), [preschool](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/preschool.md), [social distancing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-distancing.md), [teachers union](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/teachers-union.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md) ### Bill Gates, Common Core Failure Admission - **Episode:** [994: Scromit](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/994-scromit.md) - **Published:** 2017-12-28 - **Time:** 22:39–26:54 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/994-scromit/chapter/bill-gates-common-core-failure-admission.md Bill Gates has admitted that the Common Core education experiment was a failure after significant investment. Critics argue the initiative influenced trillions in taxpayer funds toward a computer-centric testing model that prioritized Pavlovian responses over actual learning. The discussion compares this educational approach to the "stack ranking" management style previously used at Microsoft. Keywords: [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md), [microsoft](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/microsoft.md), [stack ranking](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/stack-ranking.md) ### Bernie Sanders, College Education Costs, University Spending - **Episode:** [794: Party Boat](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/794-party-boat.md) - **Published:** 2016-01-28 - **Time:** 1:40–7:04 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/794-party-boat/chapter/bernie-sanders-college-education-costs-university-spending.md Bernie Sanders proposed making public colleges tuition-free during a televised town hall, prompting a discussion on the rising costs of higher education. The hosts criticize the University of California Berkeley and President Janet Napolitano for administrative bloat and expensive new construction. Allegations are made regarding universities funneling money into political campaigns, specifically citing a million-dollar contribution to Barack Obama. Keywords: [bernie sanders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-sanders.md), university of california berkeley, college tuition, [janet napolitano](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/janet-napolitano.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md) ### Every Student Succeeds Act, Common Core Removal - **Episode:** [780: Dustbin of History](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/780-dustbin-of-history.md) - **Published:** 2015-12-10 - **Time:** 2:22:46–2:25:24 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/780-dustbin-of-history/chapter/every-student-succeeds-act-common-core-removal.md The Senate passed the "Every Student Succeeds Act" (SB 1177), which effectively removes federal mandates for Common Core standards. While the bill retains some statewide testing requirements, it returns significant control over education standards to the individual states. President Obama is expected to sign the bill as part of his domestic policy legacy. Keywords: every student succeeds act, [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md), [senate](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/senate.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md) ### PARCC Testing Criticism, 12-Year-Old Activist - **Episode:** [703: Lowjistiks](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/703-lowjistiks.md) - **Published:** 2015-03-12 - **Time:** 2:11:26–2:16:41 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/703-lowjistiks/chapter/parcc-testing-criticism-12-year-old-activist.md A 12-year-old girl's testimony against PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) testing has gained national attention. She argues that the tests are confusing, lack single correct answers for interpretive text, and are prohibitively expensive for school districts. The hosts highlight the "computer-intensive" nature of the tests as a financial burden that benefits technology vendors. Keywords: parcc, [standardized testing](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/standardized-testing.md), [new jersey](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-jersey.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md), [computers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/computers.md), [mkultra](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mkultra.md) ### Charter Schools, Corporate Education Pipeline - **Episode:** [677: 99 Lines of Code](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/677-99-lines-of-code.md) - **Published:** 2014-12-11 - **Time:** 1:29:53–1:34:41 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/677-99-lines-of-code/chapter/charter-schools-corporate-education-pipeline.md The rise of charter schools, particularly in cities like Chicago, is viewed as a corporate strategy to "skim" the best students from the public system. Companies like Cisco are funding these schools to create a direct pipeline to their workforce. This trend leaves public schools with fewer resources and more challenging student populations, eventually leading to school closures and the further privatization of the education system. Keywords: [charter schools](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charter-schools.md), [cisco](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cisco.md), [chicago](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chicago.md), [public education](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/public-education.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md) ### Achieve Inc, Common Core Integration, Human Capital Rhetoric - **Episode:** [603: Revolution of Dignity](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/603-revolution-of-dignity.md) - **Published:** 2014-12-06 - **Time:** 1:42:14–1:46:53 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/603-revolution-of-dignity/chapter/achieve-inc-common-core-integration-human-capital-rhetoric.md The NGSS website is owned by Achieve Inc., the same organization behind Common Core. The hosts analyze promotional videos for the standards, which use terms like "human capital" and "college readiness." They argue that the focus has shifted from teaching facts to teaching "how to think," which they interpret as a method for state-led indoctrination. Keywords: achieve inc, [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [human capital](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/human-capital.md), ngss, [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md) ### Common Core Mathematics, Compensation Method Critique - **Episode:** [570: Festival of Corruption](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/570-festival-of-corruption.md) - **Published:** 2013-12-01 - **Time:** 1:26:01–1:34:17 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/570-festival-of-corruption/chapter/common-core-mathematics-compensation-method-critique.md Adam Curry critiques "compensation mathematics," a Common Core teaching method that encourages students to use rounding and subtraction rather than memorizing multiplication tables. The hosts argue this system dumbs down education and compare it to the "New Math" movement of the 1960s. Keywords: [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), compensation mathematics, [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md), multiplication tables, new math, john taylor gatto ### Common Core Standards and Industrial Model Schooling - **Episode:** [566: Bots & Girls!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/566-bots-girls.md) - **Published:** 2013-11-17 - **Time:** 1:46:56–1:52:14 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/566-bots-girls/chapter/common-core-standards-and-industrial-model-schooling.md Common Core education standards, funded largely by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, are criticized for being designed to create "drones" for an industrial workforce. A high school student in Tennessee points out that the standards were drafted by testing executives rather than academic specialists. Parents report that the new methods, such as "number lines" and "fact families," are causing student grades to plummet. Keywords: [common core](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/common-core.md), [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [tennessee](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tennessee.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md), [math](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/math.md), [drones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drones.md) ### Mark Zuckerberg, Education Question Scripting - **Episode:** [297: Obama's Clutch Car](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/297-obama-s-clutch-car.md) - **Published:** 2011-04-21 - **Time:** 55:30–56:56 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/297-obama-s-clutch-car/chapter/mark-zuckerberg-education-question-scripting.md During the Facebook town hall, Mark Zuckerberg interrupted President Obama to praise the administration's "Race to the Top" education initiative. The exchange was criticized as being highly scripted and overly complimentary. The questions from the audience and the web were characterized as "lame" and designed to avoid challenging the President. Keywords: [mark zuckerberg](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-zuckerberg.md), [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [race to the top](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/race-to-the-top.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md), [town hall](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/town-hall.md) ### K-12 Education Reform, National Security Priority - **Episode:** [244: Form 990](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/244-form-990.md) - **Published:** 2010-10-17 - **Time:** 1:26:47–1:29:56 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/244-form-990/chapter/k-12-education-reform-national-security-priority.md Condoleezza Rice identified K-12 education reform as the United States' greatest national security priority. She argued that a failure to educate the populace would lead the country to become "isolationist" and lose its global confidence. The hosts question the link between primary education and immediate national security concerns. Keywords: [condoleezza rice](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/condoleezza-rice.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md), [national security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/national-security.md), [k-12](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/k-12.md), [isolationism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/isolationism.md) ### Diane Ravitch, Gates Foundation Education Criticism - **Episode:** [188: Easter Haiku and iPads For You](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/188-easter-haiku-and-ipads-for-you.md) - **Published:** 2010-04-04 - **Time:** 1:05:40–1:08:19 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/188-easter-haiku-and-ipads-for-you/chapter/diane-ravitch-gates-foundation-education-criticism.md Education expert Diane Ravitch is highlighted for her criticism of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's influence on the American school system. Ravitch, a former conservative education official, argues that the foundation's focus on data-driven metrics and charter schools is damaging the quality of public education. Keywords: diane ravitch, [gates foundation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/gates-foundation.md), [education reform](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/education-reform.md), [bill gates](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-gates.md), [charter schools](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/charter-schools.md), [public schools](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/public-schools.md) ### Charter Schools, Education Privatization, New York City - **Episode:** [182: Magnets In Space](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/182-magnets-in-space.md) - **Published:** 2010-03-14 - **Time:** 1:01:47–1:05:38 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/182-magnets-in-space/chapter/charter-schools-education-privatization-new-york-city.md President Obama's education initiative focuses on incentivizing performance, which critics argue leads to the closure of public schools and the transfer of real estate to for-profit charter schools. 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