What some see as a surprise attack on states' rights, others know as a carefully thought out education reform. What seems like straight-forward educational reform has sparked plenty of controversy. For some, the Common Core State Standards seemed to come from nowhere, and appeared to be a sneaky attack on states' rights to control local education.

The goal of most educators is to have students achieve major goals in school and proceed on to college and a career with the foundation that is provided in schools. The state has approved a list of standards of education, also called Common Core. Teachers use these standards in the classroom and test the students to discover if these standards are helping the students learn. The students will take a standardized test to evaluate on how well the students have learned from the Common Core. If the students cannot achieve these set goals, educators and teachers will have to revise the strategies to teacher their students the Common Core.

With common core becoming the requirements of all schools, this articles lists 10 reasons of common core (pros) and 10 aguements against common core (cons). Every lesson in Common Core is written where the student is taught the intention of why it is being taught. The students are shown what the intent of the lesson is so that there is no miscommunication and they clearly understand the directions. To completely understand they student must know the why, what and how of the standards.

Do states have the right to Discriminate against us. Governor Jan Brewer vetoes SB1062 a bill giving business the right to discriminate against anyone that the owner feels against their own "religious liberty". The article sites a few more example of this discrimination throughout our history.

The school uniform debate is one of personal freedom. Can schools prevent our children's personal express by requiring uniforms or does uniforms help prevent some issues like improper dress, foul language and graphics and keep the focus on education not who is wearing what.

This article follows three teens on the search for summer work. But as their search the near by employers in the are they are pushed away since most of the local companies are looking to hire bilingual employees.

After the school massacre in Connecticut in 2012, the NRA speaks out about gun control. Should there be more gun control as the government suggests or should schools have armed guards on campus. Safety is important in our schools but what steps are going to be taken to protect personal freedoms and safety.

When you buy a home you think that you own the house and property, but when you live in a homeowner's association you don't. Many HOA have strict rules and restrictions that are not printed in to the rules books. If you do not follow the rules to the boards opinion, then they can sell your home from under you.

With over two hundred years of history, does America need to make English its official language. The article covers many times that this was proposed only to be turned down time again. They only agreement in this article is that we are English only in our public schools.

In 1965 Students where suspended from school for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam war. After a 4 year battle the Supreme Court decision Tinker v. Des Moines ruled that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the school gate. Thirty years later (article published 1999) we are still fighting for our students rights with uniforms at school.

Michelle Obama fighting the government to provide healthier choses in our schools. As part of her anti-childhood obesity campaign she works with schools to get more vegetables onto the menu and cut back on salt, sugar and fat. Schools need better nutrition and the first lady is going to fight for our kids.

Education has always been a major part of United States history. Originally established by private institutions like churches and later on by the government, Americans always had a choice in education. But with less tax dollars going into public educations, parents are seeking secondary educational options with school vouchers.