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Testing Backlash Could Hurt American Global Competitiveness
As U.S. college admissions go test-optional and K-12 standardized testing comes under pressure, China and India loom
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“Terrifying” shortages of counselors mean “students coming to their educators with urgent mental health problems are told to wait three months to get 20 minutes of help.”
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On Race in the Classroom, Republicans Risk Overreaching
Few parents may want woke curriculum, but how many want book banning instead?
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A Parents’ Education Bill of Rights Is a Fine Thing—Within Limits
Education is not exclusively the province of parents any more than it’s the monopoly of the state.
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Ed Finance Guru Marguerite Roza on How Schools Can Best Spend Covid Aid
One concern: using the money to backfill budgets that should have been rightsized years ago for enrollment drops that started long before the pandemic.
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After Denver School Board Election, Union-Backed Candidates Emerge With 7-0 Control
Charters, unified enrollment system, innovation zones all will face threats
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What Youngkin’s Virginia Win Means for Education
It was all about values, frustration, and parental empowerment. And that is potent, deeply personal stuff.
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Educating Girls Will Be Our Most Powerful Force for Global Change
Many resource-constrained countries, particularly in Africa, are far away from achieving universal primary and secondary education
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For millions of families, “school choice” has morphed from abstraction to potential solution.
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