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March 26, 2024
Reading Scores Have Plunged Since the Pandemic. What This Senator Wants to Do About That
…so important to you? Cassidy: Literacy—the basic ability to read—is at the heart of all other learning. If students do not learn to read, they cannot read to learn new material…
March 19, 2024
Getting K–12 Right
…by the groupthink and political constraints that hamper even farsighted progressives. Event Materials Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane: Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12,…
March 11, 2024
Taking On the College Cartel
…to get started. The current system isn’t suited to facilitate competition and creation. However, some form of oversight is necessary as a matter of fiduciary responsibility. The obvious solution is…
March 11, 2024
Why Educators Often Have It Wrong About Right-Leaning Parents
…about the fairness and safety of girls’ sports. Where you may see bigoted parents seeking to “whitewash” history, conservatives see a response to politicized materials that replace one-dimensional portrayals of America…
March 6, 2024
College or Trade School? How About Both?
…thrive psychologically, socially, and materially. Higher levels of education have long been associated with increased trust in others and greater participation in the relationships that create so-called “weak ties”—the “friend of a…
March 5, 2024
A Conservative Vision for Education Reform
…better demands maturity, civility, and mutual respect. But it also requires that we articulate the changes we would like to see and, equally important, the things we believe to be…
February 23, 2024
Study What You Love or Study What Will Make You Money?
…only thing that matters when it comes to choosing a college major. There’s also the question of comparative advantage: As any economist will tell you, while the average remuneration for…
February 22, 2024
Chronic Absenteeism Could Be the Biggest Problem Facing Schools Right Now
…really, and how can schools respond? My friend and colleague Nat Malkus has the most recent available numbers in his Return to Learn Tracker. In addition, he’s out with an…
February 22, 2024
Education and the Right
…how conservatives have interacted with educational institutions. AEI’s Matthew Continetti and Ramesh Ponnuru—drawing on their expertise in conservative history and policy—discussed the implications of the right’s growing power in education…
February 15, 2024
Conservatives Must Seize the Opportunity to Lead on Education. Here’s How…
…tab. Progressive states working to eliminate advanced math based on misguided notions of “equity.” Survey findings showing that, when asked about the purpose of civics education, more K–12 teachers mention environmental activism than “knowledge of…