The just-released Nation's Report Card presents two different stories. One carries measured good news. The other warns that time is running out to act. Together, they give an honest snapshot of whe ...
As of this writing, 31 states have opted into (or signaled their intent to opt into) the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit. The tax credit would generate an estimated $24 billion dollars in fun ...
The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) just published Will Flanders' The FORT Gap: How Inconsistent Teacher Preparation Is Fueling Wisconsin's Literacy and Educator Cris ...
For a long time, people have been heralding the "crisis in the humanities": low student enrollment, perceived professional irrelevance, and insufficient funding. I, however, do not be ...
Bill Gates is going through a rough patch. At the beginning of this year he proclaimed himself a "optimist with footnotes." The release of the Epstein files has proliferated the footnotes, but do ...
Analysts have sounded the alarm. Average scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly called "The Nation's Report Card," are at multi-decade lows across ...
William Diamond was a young drummer in the Lexington militia when he stood on the town green before dawn on April 19, 1775, and beat the call that summoned his neighbors to assemble. The middle school ...
For social studies teachers, the founding of the United States and July 4th-particularly this July 4th-presents an array of contradictions. On one hand, July 4, 1776 led to the development ...
We think of a high school diploma as an indicator of a student's readiness for their future. The graduation ceremonies in which the diplomas are awarded are also referred to as commencements, a word ...
The future of K-12 Education is at a crossroads, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of becoming a central focus in America's classrooms. But declining reading and comprehension scores ...