Under the Republican majority, Rep. John Kline of Minnesota is expected to become the chairman of the panel. Sen. Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming is the top Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
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In a statement released after the Nov. 2 elections, Rep. Kline said he wants to conduct “robust oversight of education and workforce programs across the federal government.” Such oversight could an examination of the education spending in the recovery act.
Rep. Kline said he wants to “pursue education reform that restores local control, empowers parents, lets teachers teach, and protects taxpayers.”
We'll see if Kline actually puts action behind those words, but if the new GOP House majority defunds remaining RttT and i3 money, puts an end to the Common Core crapola, ends AYP in NCLB and gets Obama and Duncan OUT of education policy, that would be swell.
I don't believe Kline, of course.
But I'm happy to be wrong.
As for conducting robust oversight of federal programs, they ought to start with RttT and find out just what Arne and Company did when handing out the cash for the education reform bingo game.
They ought to start sending subpoenas Duncan's way.
You KNOW there was some finagling on that.
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