Published Articles & Media
Blog
How Woodrow Wilson Denied African-Americans an Academic Education
Princeton University protesters against Woodrow Wilson captured headlines in mid-November. But what hasn't received attention is the role of the Wilson administration in national K-12 education policy.
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Blame Woodrow Wilson for Americans’ Lack of Historical Literacy
One hundred years ago, the Wilson administration put the clout of the federal government behind a new curricular development – social studies.
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ESEA Reauthorization: Some Fixes to the Alexander Draft
Many bloggers have already pronounced their likes and dislikes of Senator Alexander’s ESEA reauthorization draft, and we would like to add to that discussion.
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Exit, Voice, Loyalty—and the Common Core
Increasingly, parents and taxpayers view the public schools as an unresponsive bureaucracy carrying out edicts from distant capitals.
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How the Common Core Suppresses Competitive Federalism
Nationalizing standards and tests would eliminate them as differentiated school-reform instruments that could be used by states in competition over educational attainment.
News
Standards and Testing in the Obama Administration
An excerpt from What Lies Ahead for America’s Children and Their Schools
Governance and Leadership
Are We Still at Risk
Students do no more homework today than they did 20 years ago, despite the recommendations of A Nation at Risk.
Curriculum
The Least Common Denominator
The effort to push underprepared students into academic courses has driven the rigor out of many textbooks and classrooms