Last week, Mitt Romney came out against “more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.” Ever since George W. Bush joined Ted Kennedy to pass the No Child Left Behind act more than a decade ago, the Republican Party has been standing by some incredibly bone-headed education policies.

Newt Gingrich Called For 10-Year-Olds To Work As Janitors To Learn Work Habits

Mainly, he wanted to break the janitors’ unions.

Texas Textbooks Now Must Teach Students How To “Evaluate Efforts By Global Organizations To Undermine U.S. Sovereignty”

Watch out for the black helicopters! The U.N. is coming to take your guns! When this change — along with many others — was approved, one board member thanked the Lord Jesus Christ for inspiring the constitution.

Tennessee Students Are Not Allowed To Learn About “Gateway Sexual Activity”

The Governor recently signed a bill just in case the abstinence-only curriculum wasn’t totally working.

Tennessee Teachers Are Also Allowed To Teach Alternatives To Evolution And Climate Change

Apparently “our planet is burning” isn’t settled science, according toanother new bill! If you are a child in Tennessee, you are in trouble.