Vol. 17, No. 3
Boosting Hispanic College Completion
Does high-school recruiting help more students graduate?
Vol. 17, No. 3
Justice Gorsuch, Meet James G. Blaine
The Supreme Court has a new opportunity to clarify matters in a case scheduled for oral argument on April 19, just days after Justice Neil Gorsuch’s arrival on the bench.
Vol. 17, No. 3
Clown School
A review of "Class Clowns: How the Smartest Investors Lost Billions in Education" by Jonathan A. Knee
Vol. 17, No. 3
On Teaching Controversy
A review of "The Case for Connection" by Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson
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Hamilton Goes to High School
How students are learning U.S. history from the hottest show on Broadway
Vol. 17, No. 3
Futile Accountability Systems Should Be Abandoned
Is test-based accountability “on the wane”? The question is based on a fallacy. For something to be on the wane, it has to exist, and test-based accountability has never truly existed in the United States.
Vol. 17, No. 3
If Parents Push for It, Accountability Can Work
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled in education is convincing the American public that we have had test-based accountability. The media and politicians adopted the rhetoric of “high stakes” tests without bothering to ask the question: what, exactly, are the stakes?
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