The MCCS Education Initiatives

Topics in Education


FACTS in Education


Notable Quotables:
"The U.S. education system currently operates as an 8-track tape in an iPod world."
Jeb Bush, Chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education and co-chair of Digital Learning Now



Common Core State Standards Initiative
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Virginia Standards of Learning

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute


Educational Score Performance
  • Country Rankings
  • huffingtonpost.com - "The three-yearly OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report, which compares the knowledge and skills of 15-year-olds in 70 countries around the world, ranked the United States 14th out of 34 OECD countries for reading skills, 17th for science and a below-average 25th for mathematics."
  • AFP - US falls to average in education ranking
  • NAEP


MCCS' most effective Education initiative to date has been the out reach for National School Choice Week. With a Nationwide conference call with Bruno Behrend of The Heartland Institute, and extensive meetings and discussions from new and old school choice advocates, the message is clear - 2011 is the Year for School Choice.
January 27th, 2011 - Augusta, Maine  "In an effort to highlight effective education Governor Paul LePage today signed a proclamation recognizing "School Choice Week" in Maine. On January 23 - 29, 2011, School Choice advocates will gather all across the nation to shine a spotlight on effective education options for every child." Read Online
MCCS has three pieces of legislation in the kettle for 2011 on the topic of school choice.

For more information see NSCW


The American Heritage Bee is a project intended to reward students in local, regional and State competitions with scholarship funds; and to also reward the teachers of those students who demonstrate mastery.

This scholarship program will promote a better, more complete, understanding of the U.S. Constitution, America's cultural and political heritage and the factors that influenced the Founding Fathers as they drafted the greatest document in the history of the World.

In developing questions for the Founders Bee competition, MCCS is developing an extensive library of reference materials. The information developed for the Bee will be offered to the public through a series of Constitution Education Outreach (CEO) efforts. Coursework will be offered through adult education programs, libraries, historical organizations and lecture series to anyone with a thirst to re-acquaint themselves with America's heritage.

The CEO database will be accessible online for Home Study and includes a recommended "path" for learning. MCCS has provided state of the art educational software to use in developing and implementing the CEO.

MCCS believes that the American Heritage Bee will generate a demand for specific historical knowledge. MCCS will then provide the optimum source of information needed to satisfy that demand on the road to mastery.